Gary Hultman, reso-guitarist with Blue Highway, and his wife, Ashley Nale Hultman, banjo player with Loose Strings, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Brody William Hultman was born on April 15 at 9:53 p.m. at Twin County Regional Healthcare
Author: John Lawless
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J. D. Crowe & the New South (ROU 0044) selected by the Library of Congress
J.D. Crowe & The New South, often best known to bluegrass lovers by its catalog number, Rounder 0044, has been chosen for by the Library of Congress to be among the 25 commercial audio recordings to go into their National
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Reable’s Bender – new banjo tune from Trevor Watson
If you don't recognize the name Trevor Watson, you surely know his banjo playing. The southwest Virginia picker has appeared on multiple projects from Shannon Slaughter, and worked with Lou Reid & Carolina for several years. Trevor was called upon
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North Wind from Bluegrass Express
From northern Illinois comes Bluegrass Express, and another single from their upcoming album, A Tribute to Jim & Jesse. The Express is a family band with a unique story. The group includes three generations of Underwoods - Gary Underwood on guitar;
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JamVember in July coming up in Massachusetts
Well-known Boston-area guitarists and educator, Tony Watt, has announced a fun new non-festival for this summer though his Bluegrass University. Billed as JamVember in July, this pickin' weekend will be held July 19-21 in Greenfield, MA at Camp Kee-wanee. The JamVember
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Claire Lynch sings Tom Paxton on I Give You The Morning
Though she's only semi-retired, we don't hear new music from Claire Lynch nearly enough. So it's wonderful news that Mountain Home Music is featuring her on the first single from their new collection, Bluegrass Sings Paxton, celebrating the songs of
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Unfinished Bridges from Rock Hearts
615 Hideaway Record's latest single from Rock Hearts, Unfinished Bridges, is a driving bluegrass number from Mark 'Brink' Brinkman and Eric Gnezda, a tale of lost love and heartbreak which the band delivers with panache. Rock Hearts is among the most
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Good Thing Gone Wrong from Kenny & Amanda Smith
New music today from husband-and-wife grassers Kenny & Amanda Smith. For the two decades these two have been performing together, they have consistently chosen excellent material to record, and done so with artistry and virtuosity. Kenny has enjoyed a long career
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Reuben’s Train video from Todd Taylor
What's this...? Rock 'n' roll banjo man Todd Taylor playing an Earl Scruggs tune? Someone must have gotten their signals crossed. Nope... Taylor is just returning to the Scruggs' style banjo he mastered in his youth, when he first came to
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Devin Jones wins Fletcher Bright scholarship at Berklee
Devin Jones, a first year guitar student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, has been awarded a Fletcher Bright Endowed Scholarship to help pay for his ongoing studies. Fiddler Ruth Shumway was also chosen to receive this scholarship.