Coon Creek Girls – Photo by Coley Ogg’s daughter and son in law, Elbert and Elizabeth Fortner of the Ogg studio. When you think of Appalachian mountain music, you cannot help but think of the Coon Creek Girls. The Coon Creek Girls were an all-female string band based out of
Read MoreMelvin Goins at the KY Music Hall of Fame Ceremony – photo by Jessica Bray Below is the official obituary of bluegrass musician, Melvin Goins, who passed away a week ago. WYMT-TV will be airing the funeral services on Monday afternoon at www.wymt.com. Melvin Goins, 82, of Catlettsburg, passed
Read MorePine Mountain State Park will be hosting the 40th Annual Great American Dulcimer Convention on September 23-24, 2016. This long running musical event is made up of both free learning workshops during the day Saturday and must-see evening concerts Friday & Saturday. Come early on September 24 and enjoy the
Read MoreMelvin Goins giving his speech at the KY Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2011 – photo by Jessica Bray Yesterday, the bluegrass music world was shaken again by the loss of one of their own. Melvin Goins, legendary bluegrass musician and part of The Goins Brothers,
Read MoreCumberland Highlanders – via RFD-TV On July 16, 1996, the first taping of the Cumberland Highlanders television show occurred in London, Kentucky. Campbell Mercer, also known as Doc Mercer to many, brought along Travis Brown, Claude Haron, Jimmie Hamm, Julie Mercer, and Paul Wayne Jones for that first taping. It
Read MoreSpecial thanks to WYMT of Hazard, Kentucky, for airing the funeral for Dr. Ralph Stanley. They have graciously uploaded the service on Youtube. Below is that video. Dr. Ralph Edmond Stanley, age 89 passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Dickenson
Read MoreDr. Ralph Stanley Back in 1998, I was fortunate to go to Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival with some college friends. My main mission – to meet Ralph Stanley. I got to see the frail looking man in a suit, a roll of money nestled in his front pocket, sitting at
Read MoreMcHargue’s Mill at Levi Jackson State Park – photo by Jessica Bray Recently, a young lady, Leslie Smith, wrote some rather harsh things about my hometown of London, Kentucky. I’m honestly not sure what her reasoning behind the article, but it was full of a fairy tale fantasy of the
Read MoreThis Saturday night, the Oak Ridge Boys will take the stage in front of a sold out audience at Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. It is an annual event for the group, alongside their trip to the Kentucky State Fair in August. This year marks the 41st time that the Oak
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