Rocky Bottom Boys

01/18/2024

Stone Crevice Messages!

11/24/2023

As temperatures drop, leaves fall, and snow flies in different parts of the country, you might be wondering, when do bears actually head to their winter dens? It would be easy to say, “most bears are denned up by mid-December,” but it wouldn’t be accurate. In some areas, bears may den up before Halloween. In others, it’s January. Some bears may not den at all. No matter where you live in bear country, den entrance can stretch out over two or three months; check with your state wildlife agency for norms where you live. But remember, averages are not guarantees. There’s no magic date after which you can say, “We don’t have to worry about attractants until spring!”

Pregnant females everywhere are the first bears to turn in for the winter, followed by other females and young bears of both sexes. Healthy adult males with deep fat reserves are typically the last bears into their dens.

Learn more about bear behavior and ways to prevent bears from denning up at your home. Visit bearwise.org/bear-den-locations-may-surprise-you

07/11/2022

03/29/2021

Fantastic mandolin pickin.

Billy Blue Records has released a single featuring two of the preeminent bluegrass mandolinists of the past 35 years, Doyle Lawson and Alan Bibey.

01/27/2020

Michael Cleveland has been named as the 2020 Grammy winner for Best Bluegrass Album for his 2019 release on Compass Records, Tall Fiddler.

06/19/2019

This past Saturday marked 25 years that southwestern Virginia guitar maker/picker, Wayne C. Henderson, held his music festival.

04/11/2019

I find this interview with Tony Rice extremely interesting!!

Jan Johansson, fiddler in the North Carolina Triangle region, has posted a lengthy interview with his friend, Tony Rice.

02/28/2019

If you’re playing bluegrass music, at some point you’re going to have to endure that dreaded pre-hiring ritual called the audition.

01/05/2019

Performing at
THE LUCKY JAR

Saturday from 8pm to 12pm. We think it will be a blast partying with Scotts daughter Rebekka from Germany.