The Tompkins Square label, based in San Francisco, has chosen a fun way to celebrate Record Store Day this year. Where many record companies highlight the long term contribution of record stores by re-releasing albums on vinyl, Tompkins Square is going
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When Old Lonesome Comes Around – Randy Jones
The new solo project by Lonesome River Band’s mandolinist/tenor vocalist Randy Jones, When Old Lonesome Comes Around, will be released on March 31st. This will be the first nationally-offered project that he has directed from top to bottom. The project features
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Bluegrass positions open at ETSU
A number of faculty positions have been announced in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University. This department, organized under the ETSU School of Appalachian Studies, nows offers a bachelor's degree for studying American acoustic,
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Farm Hand Quartet hunting a banjo player
The Farm Hand Quartet, a bluegrass Gospel group featuring veteran grassers Tim Graves, Daryl Mosley and Kevin Williamson, are on the hunt for a new banjo player. The band is based in Nashville, and tours extensively throughout the central US. According to
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Loafer’s Glory album on Arhoolie
We heard the other day from Arhoolie Records, with word of a new band in California. Loafer's Glory features noted west coast pickers Herb Pedersen on guitar, Bill Bryson on bass, Tom Sauber on fiddle, and Patrick Sauber on banjo. A self-titled album
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Classic from Larry Keel
Jamgrass guitar hero Larry Keel has released a new CD, Classic, with his touring band, Natural Bridge. Joining Larry is wife Jenny Keel on bass, Mark Schimick on mandolin and Will Lee on banjo. Of the 12 tracks, 9 come from
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Pretty Little Girl from Galax video
IIIrd Tyme Out rolled their big red bus into Galax, VA last week to shoot a music video for Pretty Little Girl From Galax, a song from, Prime Tyme, their current Rural Rhythm release that spent many weeks on our
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New faces in Avery County
Travers Chandler has announced the addition of two new members to his band, Avery County. John Bryan has joined the group playing guitar and singing high lead, as has banjo player Tom Isaacs, who will also contribute some fiddle. Chandler, who makes
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2 for 1 from James Alan Shelton
James Alan Shelton, stalwart guitarist with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, has re-released a pair of his earlier instrumental Copper Creek albums on a single CD. Both Road To Coeburn (1997) and Guitar Tracks (2000) offer straight ahead bluegrass
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Anatomy of a Song – The Tenth Day of September
Editor’s Note: This essay traces a song from the initial idea to the recording and first public performance. We would be interested in similar stories from other songwriters. On Feb. 19, early in the Herschel Sizemore benefit concert in Roanoke, I