Our Spanish bluegrass buddies, The Cubero Brothers (Los Hermanos Cubero), have released their latest album, Flor de canciones. Like their previous projects, it features brothers Roberto and Enrique Cubero performing their mix of traditional Iberian folk music with the mandolin and guitar techniques
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Alison Krauss in Boston
This brief report and gallery come from David Moultrup. Alison Krauss filled Copley Square in Boston with an enthusiastic audience to close out the Summer Arts Festival on Sunday (7/28). The music was held in the park that recently was
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Bluegrass in the Mad Scientist Journal
Here's something you don't see every day... The Spring 2013 edition of the Mad Scientist Journal, an ezine of sci-fi, horror, and humorous stories, contains an entry that combines the themes of bluegrass and alien visitation. Chuck the Alien, written by
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Jeff Clair to Lonesome Day
Lonesome Day Records has announced the signing of Jeff Clair to the label, with a new project scheduled for next year. Clair's debut album, They Called Him Jesus, was released in late 2012. It was warmly greeted by fans of traditional
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Bittersweet – Alice Gerrard
This review is a contribution from Louisa Branscomb, one of bluegrass music's most prolific and celebrated songwriters. Do the math: a legendary singer-songwriter singing her own, plus a producer who understands the impressive scope of the material and how to render
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Loretta Lynn in Charlottesville
OK... we know she's not bluegrass. But we thought readers would enjoy seeing this gallery of images Milo Farineau shot last night when Loretta Lynn brought her show to the nTelos Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA. Charlottesville resident Sissy Spacek, who
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Del and the boys at RockyGrass
Shannon Turner sent these snaps from Friday evening's performance by The Del McCoury Band at RockyGrass 2013.
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IBMA on the hunt for Momentum Award suggestions
2012 was the first year that the International Bluegrass Music Association offered its Momentum Awards, a new honor devised to highlight up-and-comers in the bluegrass world. It's not really part of the annual IBMA awards, just an opportunity to give
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Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers Take Opry Bow
“There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too Bill Monroe singin' out them ol' Kentucky Blues Ernest Tubb's number Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right At the Grand Ole Opry ev'ry Saturday night” Grand Ole Opry Song, Jimmy Martin It’s an appearance
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Kids Camp and RockyGrass Academy 2013
Shannon Turner is at RockyGrass this weekend in Lyons, CO and shared these images from the pre-festival workshops.