New River Line is proud to announce that Eastern Ky Native Chad Gilbert has joined the band effective immediately. "Chad is one of the finest young bass players in the business as far as I am concerned, and we are
Bluegrass At Large
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Ryan Cavanaugh, Songs For The New Frontier
For those of you not familiar with Ryan Cavanaugh, some might tell you that he is world's leading jazz banjo player. Others might claim that he is one of the most creative and dynamic bluegrass instrumentalists they've heard. Whatever the
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Take Me Home, A New Release by The Biscuit Burners
With a packed international tour schedule that has brought them to Merlefest, Bonnaroo, Rockygrass and Mountain Stage, The Biscuit Burners have established themselves as one of the most exciting and entertaining acoustic bands today. The band's latest release, Take
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Gibson Brothers CD Review
I've just posted a long form review of The Gibson Brothers new CD on my blog. This is the Gibson Brothers fourth CD on the Sugar Hill label and the first featuring the current touring band. It was
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Lardo Moron Visits and Talks Turkey with Uncle Billy Dunbar
Join Uncle Billy Dunbar during his "Country Unplupped" show March 18th between 6pm and 8pm Eastern time on www.worldwidebluegrass.com. His guest will be Lardo Moron (Mike Carr) of the funny and musical duo
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More Flatt & Scruggs DVDs soon
The next editions in the series of DVDs featuring recordings from Best of The Flatt & Scruggs TV shows, Volume 5 and Volume 6 are scheduled for released on April 1. This series contains the best musical performances from a long
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Bill Bolick passes
We received a sad note this afternoon from Ted Jones (Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys) about the loss of another member of the founding generation of bluegrass music. "I wanted to let you know that earlier today the music world
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Re: Kentucky Lake Bluegrass Festival 2008
Just read the KY Lake Bluegrass Festival 2008 information. I am a member of the JPFOB and am a little astounded at the news that there is a band out there giving false information about our upcoming festival. My hope
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Friends of Bluegrass, bringing good music to Holly Springs, NC
There is a new organization and a new source for bluegrass music in the Holly Springs, NC area. The Friends of Bluegrass is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 dedicated to the preservation, education, and promotion of bluegrass in
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Where do bluegrass fans buy their music? – part 2
Following the results of yesterday's poll, as well as several comments submitted via email, have lead me to the following conclusions. The real question yesterday was this: Is iTunes the #2 retailer of music to bluegrass fans? It seems it may