Dan Tyminski Band at the 2024 Big Bass Bluegrass & BBQ festival - photo © Bill Warren The city of Inverness is to be congratulated on putting on quite a show for folks in the surrounding area. The wonderful people at
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Hard Times & Deadlines – Armchair Boogie
Wisdom sometimes reveals itself in unexpected places. Take for example, the band Armchair Boogie. While the name may not necessarily hint at any overt intelligence, their new album, Hard Times & Deadlines, boasts songs that clearly convey a knowing perspective.
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9th Annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp report
This article was co-written by Xavier Cardús, one of the organizers of the camp. Photos are a contribution from Josep Ponsà. On March 1-2, 2024, the Associacio Bluegrass i Old-Time Al Ras (Al Ras) hosted the 9th annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp in
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AJ Srubas & Rina Rossi – Sweet Bunch of Daisies
Although AJ Srubas & Rina Rossi have performed together in numerous Midwest based bands, Sweet Bunch of Daisies marks their first recording as a duo. This seventeen song collection features a broad array of material in both the old time and folk
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Tom Langdon Memorial Show at Lorraine’s Coffee House
David "Hambone" Hamlett, Brian Batten, Phil Wise, Clyde Mattocks, Pammy Davis Lassiter,and Kevin Tompkins at Lorraine's Coffee House (3/1/24) - photo © Laura Tate Ridge Saturday night, March 1, I had the pleasure of attending the Dr. Tom Langdon Memorial Show
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Live at Sonoma State – 11/4/73 — Old & In The Way
A true supergroup of sorts that pursued pure bluegrass long before that genre entered the mainstream, Old & In The Way were comprised of a veritable who's who of pickers and singers. With Jerry Garcia (banjo, vocals), Vasser Clements (fiddle,
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Sicard Hollow in Kansas City, MO
Sicard Hollow at The RINO in Kansas City (2/10/24) - photo © Allison Scavo This report is a contribution from Allison Scavo of Scavo's Photos. Sicard Hollow is an upbeat funk bluegrass band with dips into almost punk rock. The groovy bass
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I Could Get Used To This – Tim Raybon Band
With his strong clear tenor voice being an integral part of his brother Marty’s music, and his most recent work as a front man, Tim Raybon has received well deserved recognition within the bluegrass world. Raybon's latest release, I Could Get
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Wintergrass 2024 – Whispers of the North
Tony Trischka's EarlJam at the 2024 Wintergrass festival - photo © Dave Berry The folks at Wintergrass have, no surprise, done it again. Bringing together friends, new and old from far and wide to celebrate all variations of the music referred to as
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2024 Florida Classic report
Adam Haynes and Rhonda Vincent fiddle at the 2024 Florida Classic - photo © Bill Warren The 2024 edition of the Florida Classic is in the books. Some wind, some rain, some sunshine, and lots of enthusiastic fans marked this bluegrass