CBS recently ran a short piece on Abigail Washburn and her banjo. What makes Abigail newsworthy is the fact that she's playing, and singing, American music in China. The video shows footage of her performing at the Beijing Jazz Festival, and
Bluegrass At Large
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“Bluegrass is My Second Language…”a new book out by John Santa
Hi I'm Mandolinegirl50. I read a book a few months ago called "Bluegrass is My Second Language, a Year in the Life of an Accidental Bluegrass Musician" by John Santa ever heard if it?Well, it is UNIQUE!!
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Ole Dominion Jamboree Show Grows
Wow what a year!!! I started as a DJ on WorldWideBluegrass.com in Oct of 2006 and on a terrestrial station the same month. Now the Ole Dominion Jamboree Show is heard live or syndicated on 4 earth bound stations: WLEE
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Mac Wiseman Christmas card drive
We just got a note from Gary Williams, who hosts the Old Dominion Jamboree on WLEE in Richmond, VA and is one of the founders of VaBluegrass.com Gary is asking everyone to get on board and send a card to
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Station Inn Christmas Bluegrass Homeless Benefit
The Station Inn again this year will be hosting it's annual Homeless Benefit this Sunday evening. The concert is designed to raise money, and awareness, for Room In The Inn, a homeless shelter in Nashville, TN. The Station Inn asks that
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On the Ellen DeGeneres Show today: Rob Ickes w/Toby Keith
For all dobro-geeks and Christmas music lovers: Rob Ickes will be appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today (Dec. 6), performing with Toby Keith. (Sure, there were other instruments there, but I just report the dobro news...)
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A Taste of Thile.
With a new album in the works here we see a sneak peak of Chris Thile and "The Punchbrothers" working on the album, "The Blind Leaving the Blind". The album is due for release in February of 2008. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlBZx4YXijs
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Uncle Earl Video
Hey everyone from Rounder Records! Come checkout this new video of Uncle Earl with special cameos by John Paul Jones and Casey Driessen. Please enjoy! http://youtube.com/watch?v=sCFJ3LURCtc
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Welcome Andrew Rigsby
Kentucky bluegrasser Don Rigsby and his wife Tina welcomed their son, Andrew, to the world on December 1. He was born just before 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and landed at 6 lb. 9 oz. (19.5''). Congratulations to Don and Tina,
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Rhonda Vincent interview online
Also just up on the Rounder Records site is a brief interview with Rhonda Vincent regarding her upcoming CD, Good Thing Going. They discussed several aspects of the project's creation including recording at home, who she chose to track with her,