Tag: Del McCoury

The Odd Couple Hit the Road

| November 17, 2012 | 3 Comments
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It’s been a few years in the making, but the duet tour of Del McCoury and Sam Bush kicks off tomorrow night (November 18) at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Making stops in New York City on Monday night and Chicago on December 1, the [...]

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Del and Sam take over Bluegrass Country

| November 14, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Del McCoury and Sam Bush are heading to the nation’s capital this weekend for a duet show at The Birchmere on Sunday. To help promote the show, they will both be call-in guests on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country over the next two days. Sam will be [...]

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Hail to the Chief – of bluegrass!

| November 7, 2012 | 5 Comments
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The people have spoken, and selected Doyle Lawson as the President of Bluegrass. By a strong plurality, Doyle edged out Del McCoury (37%-30%) in our Bluegrass Today poll on the question: Who would you vote for as the President of Bluegrass? No other candidate came [...]

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Vote for the President of Bluegrass!

| November 6, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Today’s the day… Don’t forget to vote in our Bluegrass Today poll to select The President of Bluegrass. We’ll keep it open until midnight tonight (PST). At this point, it’s neck and neck between Doyle Lawson and Del McCoury, with Doyle starting to pull into the [...]

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Who would you choose for the President of Bluegrass?

| November 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
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With the elections in their final stretch in the US, it seems like a good time to poll our readers for a vote on a chief executive of our beloved bluegrass music. Which of these bluegrass icons would earn your vote? Feel free to write [...]

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Avett Brothers and the Legendary Giveback

| October 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Last Friday at Charlottesville, VA’s nTelos Pavilion, two legends joined forces for a huge benefit concert billed as the Legendary Giveback. The show was sponsored by Cheerwine, a popular soft drink promoted as an alternative to the wide world of soda, and featured The Avett [...]

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Photos from Jomeokee

| October 8, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Milo Farineau sent these photos from September’s Jomeokee Festival, which combines bluegrass, roots and jamgrass bands over three days near Pinnacle, NC.  

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Masters of Bluegrass doing shows in 2013

| October 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Another exciting development this week is the formation of a super all-star special project band, billing as Masters of Bluegrass. It includes Del McCoury on guitar, Bobby Osborne on mandolin, J.D. Crowe on banjo, Bobby Hicks on fiddle, and Jerry McCoury on bass – legends [...]

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Bush/McCoury dates announced for November

| September 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
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A string of dates have been announced for the much-anticipated Sam Bush and Del McCoury tour. It will be just the two of them, legends both, performing as a duo in a number of mid-sized halls in the back half of November. For Bush, it [...]

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Tuesday night at Roberts

| September 26, 2012 | 1 Comment
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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the undisputed home of traditional country music!” declared Brazilbilly’s Jesse Lee Jones, to wild cheers at Robert’s Western World in downtown Nashville on Tuesday night, September 25. As part of IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week, Martin Guitars conducted its annual [...]

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