After Near-Death Accident, Balsam Range Fiddler Grateful for Bluegrass Family

Last Thanksgiving, Balsam Range's Buddy Melton was simply grateful to be alive. This year, he’s eager to share new insights after triumphantly returning from life-threatening injuries sustained in an accident on his farm.

“I was doing something I shouldn’t do,” Melton recalls about that day in March of 2012. “I was working with those cows and no one knew it. Lots of folks with small farms or businesses make the same decision.

New York Wine Critics Pick No. 1 With a Bluegrass Label

So, wine and bluegrass?   Not the typical story?  Hang in there, we promise – there is a connection.

The New York Times Dining and Wine guide recently published their favorite top 10 wines to go with a traditional Thanksgiving meal.  It just so happens that the top favorite, Bone-Jolly from Edmunds St. John, is where our bluegrass connection is made.

Sam Bush Offers “Black Friday Specials”

The Sam Bush Band  thought it would be fun to share stories about the things that make your Thanksgiving Day special or about all the things that make your Thanksgiving such a drama!

To that end, they’ve made  a fun survey and they plan to feature some of the entries that will make you smile.