Rhonda Vincent is the All American Bluegrass Girl and this last weekend she helped bring bluegrass music to the all American sport, NASCAR racing. Saturday, July 28, 2007, at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, IN, Rhonda treated the NASCAR fans
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Don Rigsby on ABC
Some of you may have caught Don Rigsby's appearance last night on the ABC-TV reality series Six Degrees of Separation. The concept behind the series is that anyone is only six steps away from contacting anyone else on the planet.
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Krauss on GAC rescheduled for 8/11-20
In June we told you about an upcoming special on GAC TV, featuring Alison Krauss performing songs from her latest Rounder CD, Hundred Miles Or More. In mid-July, we posted again to alert everyone that the initially announced air date
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Loads of bluegrass from the Opry
There is a ton of bluegrass emanating from The Grand Ole Opry this weekend - on radio, online, and on TV. Friday night's radio broadcast will feature performances by Bobby Osborne, John Cowan and Mountain Heart, and Saturday's show has John
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Skaggs/Hornsby – front and backstage view
Ricky Skaggs and his collaboration with Bruce Hornsby have been the topic of a number of recent pieces on Bluegrass Today. We told you earlier this month about the two appearing on the CBS Early Show with Skaggs' band, Kentucky Thunder,
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Air date change for Alison Krauss on GAC
The Alison Krauss special on GAC we posted about last month, which was originally set to air this weekend, has been postponed until a later date. "Technical difficulties" is the reason given by GAC, and no rescheduled date has been
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Ricky and Bruce on CBS Friday morning
Just a quick reminder about a live performance Brance told us about last month. Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs will be appearing on this Friday's (7/13) edition of the CBS Early Show, along with Ricky's band, Kentucky Thunder. They will perform
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Belfast celebrates Nashville’s 200th birthday
How many Bluegrass Blog readers know that Belfast in Northern Ireland is the sister city to Nashville, TN? Well it is, and Belfast celebrated this 200th birthday year for Nashville with a concert on June 29, reported July 4 on The
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Randy Wood on Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting recently featured a short story about luthier Randy Wood. The feature ran on the GPB TV network, but ten minutes of it is now available online via YouTube.com. The ten minute clip shows Randy in his shop building
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The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance
While WSM and The Grand Ole Opry may be the flagship of traditional country radio that opens its arms wide and accepts bluegrass, this show/station combo wasn't the only entry point for bluegrass and traditional music into the radio world. The