CLAIRE LYNCH TOUR SCHEDULE UPDATED FOR 2020!   L to R:  Claire Lynch, Jim Hurst, Emma McDowell, Michael Gaisbacher       Please drop down this blog to the original post date of  02/16/2019 to see additions or corrections made this date: 02/24/2020. Catch the Claire Lynch Band at one of their fine shows in the USA or in Canada! Visit www.clairelynch.com for more news about the tour and merchandise ..read more

but jes' 'fore Christmas... we're good as we can be! Bluegrass Jam in 'Sherry's Room' Collierville UMC December 13, 2019        Sure! We really try! Honest we do! The recent Friday night jam at the Collierville United Methodist Church, 454 W. Poplar Avenue, caught some great pickers and friends smiling and enjoying each other and this special time of year. We acknowledged our wonderful friend, SHERRY KNIGHT, who passed away recently. This room just inside the side entrance is officially the Missions Room, yet our Sherry made it her own by inviting anyone a ..read more

RANGER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL NORTHWEST FARM - SENATOBIA, MS OCTOBER 4-5, 2019 Photography by Mark and Sharrye Holder of MCH Music Group (click each photo to enlarge for a better view)   L to R: Emma McDowell, Jim Hurst, Michael Gaisbacher, the Jim Hurst Trio           THE FARM AT NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE has quickly turned into the place for bluegrass musicians and fans to be in early October. Gateway Tire and Service Centers 'go the distance for you,' and the company eagerly supports the Ranger Bluegrass Festival. Th ..read more

THE HISTORIC COLLINS THEATRE HOSTS NO TIME FLATT PARAGOULD, AR   NOVEMBER 25, 2019 (photos from November 27, 2017, click each to enlarge)         Bluegrass bands love to perform at the Historic Collins Theatre in Paragould, AR. And "Bluegrass Monday" (4th Monday of each month except December) provides a perfect opportunity. KASU 91.9 FM and Program Director Marty Scarbrough, who heads up Bluegrass Monday, have their offices on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. Marty selects top-quality bands and performers to play throughou ..read more

BANJO BONANZA House Concert at the Finders' Memphis Home October 19, 2019   L to R:  Jon Finder, Tom Gray, Eddie Adcock, Martha Adcock        WORD LEAKED OUT a few weeks back that there was going to be the first annual Memphis Music Camp at the home of Dr. Jonathan and Jana Finder in Memphis. It's hard to keep this kind of thing secret when the likes of Eddie and Martha Adcock, Alan Munde, our own Randal Morton and Henrietta Smith, Terry Ferguson, and Tom Gray would be teaching all-day workshops and then performing on the evening of Oc ..read more

JUST FRIENDS JAMMIN' 2.0 COLLIERVILLE TN FRIDAY NIGHT BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME JAM COMMON CUP COFFEE SHOP COLLIERVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NOVEMBER 8, 2019        When things get in the groove at the Friday Night Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Jam in Collierville, it's tough to lay it down a few minutes before 9:00 PM. Hint: When you arrive on time, you get to play and enjoy the music longer! These days, pickers and fans are pouring into the Common Cup Coffee Shop at the Collierville United Methodist Church (454 W. Poplar Avenue) each Friday around 6:30 PM, a ..read more

JUST FRIENDS JAMMIN' COLLIERVILLE TN FRIDAY NIGHT BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME JAM  COMMON CUP COFFEE SHOP COLLIERVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NOVEMBER 1, 2019        It's been a while since we blogged about our Friday night bluegrass and old-time music jam. It happens each week, and we're now in the Common Cup Coffee Shop for the fall/winter season at the Collierville United Methodist Church, 454 West Poplar Avenue, where it's warm, the coffee is on and the snacks are just right. You're invited to come out and pick wit ..read more

NO TIME FLATT SCORES BIG AT 2019 TENNESSEE MUSIC AWARDS UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, LAMBUTH CAMPUS JACKSON, TENNESSEE October 7, 2019            WEST TENNESSEE'S own hot bluegrass band NO TIME FLATT scored big at the recent 2019 Tennessee Music Awards held at the University of Memphis, Lambuth Campus, in Jackson, TN. On October 7, 2019, the band captured Bluegrass Artist of the Year for the third year in a row, and if that weren't enough, they were awarded Entertainer of the Year. While being together about five years, the band has prod ..read more

IRIS DeMENT Can Move Mountains! SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 BUCKMAN ARTS CENTER, ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, MEMPHIS, TN Iris DeMent stayed to chat and sign albums until the last person had a chance to visit. Proceeds from sales were donated to MIFA. Iris backs up what she sings about! We've never seen a performer do that. Ever!        IRIS DeMENT can move mountains, and she will surely move you! Her voice and her song selection hit you hard--right between the eyes. She penetrates your very soul and you can't take your eyes or ears away for a second. We hav ..read more

  NO TIME FLATT A WINGDING OF A CD RELEASE PARTY!   THE OLD COUNTRY STORE, JACKSON, TN   AUGUST 27, 2019   L to R:  Kevin Wright, Patrick Cupples, Becky Weaver, Steve Moore, and Kevin Keen         We're late getting the word out, but it's time you knew about the release of the second CD from West Tennessee's own NO TIME FLATT! The band has been together a mere five years, but with this second project called CALLING AFTER ME, the band has really come into its own. Folks have found them, they love them, and the ba ..read more