Over the years with the Infamous Stringdusters, Jeremy Garrett's muscular, bluesy fiddle work became an instantly recognizable part of his musical identity. So I was eager to hear how that sound played out on River Wild, his back-to-his-bluegrass-roots CD for
Author: David Morris
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Michelle Canning adds big guns for Alzheimer fundraiser
What started as a way to memorialize her grandfather has become a permanent part of Michelle Canning's annual musical calender. The Nashville-based songwriter and bandleader will host her 11th annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, A Night On The
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DCBU names winners of Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced winners of the annual Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest. The list contains a number of writers well known in bluegrass and Americana circles. First prize and $500 was awarded to John Cloyd Miller for the song
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Dave’s Dozen – My 2021 Favorites
It’s time for the annual challenge: Picking my "dozen" favorite bluegrass recordings for the previous year. First, the usual cautions. This list is obviously very subjective, just one guy's opinion. The list represents my favorites, not necessarily the best. And it's
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All-Stars cross genres for tribute to Tony Rice
After Tony Rice died a year ago on Christmas Day, jam band master Barry Waldrep and music management ace Brian Smith had an idea for a tribute. It was, at the start, a relatively modest plan: Put out Me and My
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Small Town Dreamer – Daryl Mosley
Some CDs are just meant to be played in front of a cozy fire on a wintry evening, when the listener has time to settle down and sink into the music. Small Town Dreamer, the second Pinecastle release from Daryl
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‘Living metronome’ Jason Moore passes
Jason Moore with Sideline at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photos by Frank Baker The bluegrass world is running short of positive adjectives following Sunday’s unexpected death of Jason Moore, the 47-year-old bass player for Sideline. "Great. "Amazing." "Superb." They and dozens
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Tom T. Hall leaves a deep songwriting legacy
Tributes to Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall are pouring in, deservedly, from all corners of the music world after his death late last week, but among songwriters the loss is particularly stinging. It seems nearly every bluegrass composer I know,
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An appeal to the IBMA concerning World of Bluegrass vaccination rule
Coming up with rules for holding in-person events in the era of COVID isn't easy, and no matter what organizers settle on, there is no way to please everyone. IBMAs board of directors certainly learned that in the wake of its
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Lydia Jacoby – gold medal swimmer with a bluegrass background
Bluegrass is one of the unheralded stars of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, thanks to 17-year-old Alaskan, Lydia Jacoby. After she was a surprise winner of the gold medal in the 100-yard breaststroke, reporters clamored to know more about the new