Steve Martin`s bluegrass award faces an uncertain future
(WorldNews Entertainment)

NEW YORK (AP) - There was good news and bad news for Victor Furtado last week. The 19-year-old Virginia-bred musician had won the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, which comes with a $50,000 prize and a sculpture. But he may be the last winner: The prize is in danger of disappearing. Martin said that he and the prize board members are overwhelmed by the sheer number of qualified musicians as bluegrass goes through a flowering. Martin hopes some entity might take over the administration of the prize. Furtado, a student at the Berklee College of Music, hopes it somehow continues but is still grateful if he`s the last recipient. ......