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Clay Hess has seen the light

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
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I Saw The Light is the name of the first single from The Clay Hess Band’s upcoming debut CD. And no, it’s not another cover of the Hank Williams classic. It’s a new song from Craig Market and Wayne Winkle, in which the narrator has [...]

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Shady Green from Edgar Loudermilk

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Mountain Fever has a new single today from an upcoming album by IIIrd Tyme Out bassist/vocalist Edgar Loudermilk. Edgar will remain a big part of IIIrd Tyme Out’s success, and records side projects to highlight his lead singing and songwriting prowess. Each of the tracks [...]

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Rodgers Remembrance Vol VII: Waiting For A Train

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
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This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 80 years. Arguably the [...]

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Happy news from Jayd Raines

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
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When we reported last week that Randy Barnes was taking over on bass with Marty Raybon, we wondered what had become of Jayd Raines, who had just joined the band earlier this year. We caught up with him over the weekend, and discovered that he [...]

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Bluegrass Album Band in Sevierville

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Mike Kelly was kind enough to send a few of the photos he shot on Saturday when the Bluegrass Album Band and some loyal fans braved the rain for a reunion show at the Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival. The weather was wet and drizzly [...]

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New single from Mark Houser

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Mark Houser is releasing a new single to radio on Tuesday. It’s the title track to his 2012 Rural Rhythm album, Uneven Road, which we reviewed earlier this year. This appealing singer and songwriter is supported here by A-list pickers. Cory Walker played banjo, Barry [...]

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Nuts and Bolts of Songwriting by Niall Toner

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Irish songwriter Niall Toner has written a book about his chosen profession, set for a June 8 launch at The Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas, held during the Carlow Arts Festival in County Carlow, in the southeast of Ireland. The Nuts and Bolts of [...]

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Reborn – Mark Newton & Steve Thomas

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Every now and then, two artists come together and form a collaboration that fans are sure to remember for years to come. With their debut release, Reborn, Mark Newton and Steve Thomas have likely earned themselves a spot in that category. This twelve-song collection is [...]

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Story Behind the Song – Crossing the Bar

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote Crossing the Bar in 1889, three years before he died. The poem describes his placid and accepting attitude toward death. Although he followed this work with subsequent poems, he requested that Crossing the Bar appear as the final poem in all [...]

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Bluegrass in Ireland moved to Facebook

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
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With the retirement of Richard Hawkins, originator and manager of The Bluegrass Ireland Blog, the task of keeping the enthusiastic Irish bluegrass scene informed online has fallen to Ray O’Brien, who keeps things up to date with the Bluegrass In Ireland Facebook group. Ray invites everyone [...]

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