Here's Act II from the Bluegrass Babies, a clever animated video from British children's book illustrator Caroline Roberts and Paul Castle of The Rosinators. Our readers loved their first video, and if you have small children (or grandchildren), they
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Steve Martin sets BU afire
Steve Martin graces the cover of the October issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, being mailed to subscribers this week. The hilarious image is one that Martin had considered for the cover of his new banjo CD, The Crow. Inside the magazine is
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Adam Steffey live at the Station Inn
Adam Steffey will be hosting a special CD release event this evening in Nashville - and we are all invited! The CD, One More For the Road, was released on Tuesday and Sugar Hill and BMI have teamed up to sponsor
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Busy week for Katy Daley
In addition to preparing for IBMA, WAMU's Bluegrass Country host Katy Daley has several big interviews on tap this week during her morning show. This morning (9/23) at 9:00 a.m. (EDT), Katy will speak with Valerie Smith about her 3rd annual
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Chapman Video – photos released
The Chapmans recently filmed a new music video for their tune Bubble Gum Baby, and they've released some behind the scenes photos on their Facebook page. Bubble Gum Baby is track 5 from their newest CD Grown up (A Revisionist History).
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Bankester Family video debut
The Bankester Family is one of 13 acts invited as an official showcase artist for next week's World Of Bluegrass in Nashville. To take full advantage of this opportunity, they have timed the release of their first music video for
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New owners for Prime Cuts of Bluegrass
Since 1992, Kirk and Becky Brandenberger have managed Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, a radio marketing and promotion service specializing in bluegrass music. Six times each year, a new volume of Prime Cuts has been delivered to hundreds of program directors and
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Book review – I Hear A Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir
I Hear A Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir, by Gene Lowinger Gene Lowinger, a New Jersey boy by birth, was the first northerner to play the fiddle for Bill Monroe. He first played with Monroe in 1964, filling in on shows
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Mark Brinkman on Music from Foggy Hollow
Just last month, we published a Songwriter Profile featuring an interview with Mark "Brink" Brinkman. Brink is also profiled this week on Music from Foggy Hollow, hosted each week on WAMU's Bluegrass Country by Mike Kear. Mike plays some of Brink's
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Ricky Skaggs on NPR
Ricky Skaggs was a guest on the Friday (9/18) edition of All Things Considered, aired on hundreds of NPR radio affiliates all over the US. He was interviewed by Melissa Block about his new CD, Solo - Songs My Dad