The Stanley Brothers News

Jun. 14--The Who, Etta James, Carmen Miranda and The Stanley Brothers are familiar artists whose songs were recently named to The National Recording Registry.

The Stanley Brothers' classic 1960 recording of Rank Stranger has been chosen by The Librarian of Congress as one of the culturally-significant audio recordings to be added to their National Recording Registry for preservation.

From Hickory Grove, La., Alecia Nugent started singing at a very early age, performing with her father Jimmy Nugent and his Southland Bluegrass Band.

A1 2, but Johnathan Dillon's tempo as a bluegrass musician hasn't skipped a beat.

The Arts Center of Cannon County will hold auditions for "Man of Constant Sorrow" by appointment.

As a boy growing up in the 1930s near Bluefield, W.Va., Melvin Goins aspired to become a lawyer, and it's easy to imagine that he would have been a good one.

In 2002, as he toured in the wake of O Brother, Where Art Thou? and its incredibly successful American-roots soundtrack, Dr.

When the legendary Dr. Ralph Stanley takes the stage of the Cole Auditorium with his Clinch Mountain Boys on June 5 those in attendance will see the man who some say legitimized bluegrass music as an art form.

News : Curly Seckler Joins Stepson Johnny Warren for CD Release Party BMNN wrote: on Apr.

Bluegrass music legend Curly Seckler along with regular Grand Ole Opry performers, the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band will headline the next Song of the Mountains concert in Marion, Virginia at the Lincoln Theatre on May 16th.

The San Francisco-based band will present original hillbilly, bluegrass and old time dance music at 8 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the Williams Grange, 20100 Williams Highway, Williams.

If a festival can be an intimate gathering, the Bluebirds and Bluegrass Festival is it.

A Like its bigger counterpart, the Four Corners Folk Festival, the Pagosa Folk a N Bluegrass Festival is so appealing because of the wide range of musical styles represented in the lineup.

If you like this program, you can listen to it live every Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM Eastern time USA via the internet at www.wrir.org, or on your radio in Richmond VA at 97.3 FM.

If you even think you know bluegrass, you have to know Ralph and Carter Stanley , the Stanley Brothers.

An abridged version of the story will appear in a forthcoming edition of British Bluegrass News magazine.

Sometimes a blown tour bus tire is a blessing in disguise. Just ask Ricky Skaggs.

On Saturday, January 24, the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame committee announced the 2009 inductees at the Wilkes Heritage Museum.

In 2009, Larry Sparks celebrates 40 years as a bandleader and a bona fide first-generation bluegrass star.

At first glance, San Francisco seems far removed from the cultural institutions and trademarks that are indications that someone is in bluegrass territory.