September 2022 Issue
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The Tradition
Bluegrass Musician And Recording Impresario I have known Tom Mindte since the mid-1970s when he…
Queries Q: We’re having a little controversy in our bluegrass community regarding the definition of…
The Artists
Many skilled musicians just skirt the forefront of the listening public’s immediate recognition. But these…
The award-winning banjo picker Kristin Scott Benson and her husband, mandolin great Wayne Benson, are…
Those lyrics were penned and recorded by North Carolina resophonic guitarist, Frank Poindexter, in 2004…
Any dyed-in-the wool fan of bluegrass fiddling will instantly recognize the names of such legendary…
The Sound
Prior to the COVID lockdown, Canadian mandolin player Andrew Collins had spent the majority of…
By Liz Hengber, Tammy Rogers, Jerry Salley Some songs demand to be written. That was…
It’s every picker’s nightmare scenario: having a treasured instrument stolen. That happened to me back…
The Venue
SCENIC NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS STRIVES TO KEEP APPALACHIAN MUSIC, DANCE AND CULTURE ALIVE IN BRASSTOWN,…
For Dewey and Leslie Brown, seven is a lucky number. They wed in 2007. After…