Archive for the announcements Category

    Martin Hollis – Down County Boys Pioneer

    Thank you to Mick Cooper for passing on the following words by Mike Rodgers. Martin Hollis, a founder member of the Down County Boys and a wonderful lead and harmony singer from the early days of bluegrass in this country has died in Connecticut, after a short illness. A long time ago, bluegrass was a [...]

    Bill Steele

    Thank you to Roland Emmanuel for sending us the following announcement. The untimely death has been announced of Bill Steele, guitarist and singer with the Welsh based bluegrass band, Roots & Galoots. Bill had previously played with his brother-in-law, Bill Titley, on the UK bluegrass circuit and was a regular picker at Terry Holland’s sessions. [...]