Mega Mando Jam at DelFest 2022 - photo by J Srausser Visuals Here are few DELights from DelFest 2022 Day 3 to give you a flavor of this fabulous fest in Cumberland, Maryland. Of course, there is oh-so much more happening
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Black Banjo – Tray Wellington
Sometimes you can look at the name of an artist or a producer and be pretty sure what's coming. Song after song in the same style, often at similar tempos and mostly in one or two keys. Needless to say,
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Daily DELights from DelFest ’22 – Day 2
Béla Fleck at DelFest 2022 - photo by Marc Shapiro Media Here are few DELights from DelFest 2022, Day 2, to give you a flavor of this fabulous fest in Cumberland, Maryland: The Man, the Myth, the One and Only Del McCoury. No
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Daily DELights from Delfest ’22
Ronnie and Del McCoury 'sound checking' at DelFest 2022 - photo by Casey Vock DelFest 2022 is now well underway, and what a time it is already! Here are few DELights from Delfest 2022, Day 1, to give you a flavor of
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The Brilliant Skies of Mr. Sun
Mr. Sun is home to three generations of extraordinarily talented musicians, each bringing their own gifts to the band. Although the band can be categorized as American String Music or bluegrass or jazz, as a group, Mr. Sun continues to
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DobroSinger – Abbie Gardner
It's not typical for a dobro player to sing lead, especially when the musician in question is a soloist. However, that is exactly what Abbie Gardner of the Americana trio Red Molly has done on her latest solo effort, DobroSinger.
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Something You Didn’t Count On – Jaelee Roberts
Over more than a decade of reviewing bluegrass music, I've concluded that the songs that speak to me most directly tend to offer some mix of desire, desperation, and hope. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Something You Didn’t
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Yonderings – Joe’s Truck Stop
Founded by Joe Macheret (vocals, guitar, big head banjo, fiddle, percussion), Joe's Truck Stop is a decidedly homegrown affair. Yonderlings, the third album by the Cincinnati-based band — which also includes musicians Andrew McPheters (harmony vocals, 5-string banjo), June Youngblood
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On The Bus with Bill Monroe: My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass – Mark Hembree
Over the last few decades there have been several books written about the Father of Bluegrass. While some such as Tom Ewing's Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man dive deep into Monroe's life journey, others
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Alegria – FlamenGrass
Ask the average aficionado with an expressed affinity for flamenco or for bluegrass, and chances are, most will dismiss any similarity between the two. Granted, both demand an advanced level of instrumental dexterity, but given their disparate origins, any other