It's an embarrassment of riches. You might even say it's not fair. Mountain Faith, the North Carolina bluegrass/Gospel group, whose second album with Pisgah Ridge, Battlefield, was released earlier this year, already boasts of one of the most compelling young vocalists
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Pilot Of A Steam Powered Aereo-Plain
If you're a fan of the music of John Hartford - and I know there are a lot of you out there - you may want to have a look at Pilot Of A Steam Powered Aereo-Plain, a new book by
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Lonely Comes Easy from Chris Jones
The next recording from Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Lonely Comes Easy, has been scheduled for an August 27 release on Rebel. It's the third project from this edition of the band. Ned Luberecki is on banjo, Jon Weisberger on bass, and
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Powerlines – Mustered Courage
Most artists who make the leap from another genre to bluegrass come from country, old time, or perhaps Christian/Gospel music. It’s not often you hear of a bluegrass band that started out in hip-hop, but for Australian group Mustered Courage,
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ROMP 2013 in photos
Terry Herd was on hand for ROMP 2013 in Owensboro this weekend, and shared this gallery of images.
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Gary Ferguson & Kathy Barwick heading for Ireland
New bluegrass/folk/Ameriana duo Gary Ferguson & Kathy Barwick are Ireland bound in July, taking their hybrid sound overseas for the first time. Gary is known for his skills as a singer and songwriter, and Kathy for her mastery of flatpicking guitar. They
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Our Lady of the Tall Trees – Cahalen Morrison and Eli West
It seems like there’s quite a bit of old-time, folk, and bluegrass music coming from the western United States lately, much of it with a heavy emphasis on peaceful sounds and gentle melodies. With their new release, Our Lady of
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Fine Times at Fletcher’s House – Fletcher Bright and Bill Evans
Subtitled Fiddle and Banjo from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Fine Times at Fletcher’s House, featuring the fiddle of Fletcher Bright and the banjos of Bill Evans, was released earlier this month (June 18). Recorded at 81 year old Fletcher Bright’s Tennessee mountain
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Delta Reign, Volume Five have new representation
Two Alabama-based bluegrass groups have recently announced changes in representation. Delta Reign and Volume Five have both signed with the Dendler Management Agency in Dayton, OH. They join Trinity River Band, Skip Cherryholmes Quintet, and New Outlook working with Marsha Dendler. Dendler has been
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Arthel’s Guitar – Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence will always be known for his 25 years as accompanist and flatpicking partner to the legendary Doc Watson. Not a bad item to have on your resumé. But Jack was already a noted guitarist when Doc took him on