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Another VanCleve!
Hudson James VanCleve, the third child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve and his lovely wife Desneige, was born at 10:34 p.m. yesterday in Nashville. Jim says that he weighed in at 8 lbs, 3 oz and 20.5 ” long. A hearty bluegrass welcome to [...]
Mountain Heart sellout streak
Mountain Heart is having a heckuva strong start to their new year. Fiddler Jim VanCleve tells us that they have kicked off 2012 with a string of ten sold out shows, with a couple of nearly full houses in the mix as well. This is [...]
Phil Leadbetter benefit in March
Another benefit concert has been scheduled in Knoxville for Phil Leadbetter, who continues to undergo treatment for a very stubborn cancer that has been try resistant to common therapies. Phil has dedicated his life to bluegrass music, working in turn as resonator guitarist for such notable [...]
Life Goes On – Music from the MACC II
We’ve written many times about the magnificent work done by Darrel and Phyllis Adkins at their annual Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival in Ohio. Top bluegrass acts make the trip each summer and perform at no charge, with proceeds from the festival being donated to St. Jude [...]
Vote for Jimmy V!
Arkansas fiddler Tasha Turner has suggested a new name for the US Presidential primaries in 2012. She posted this photo of Mountain Heart’s Jim VanCleve, along with a winning campaign slogan, on her Facebook page. What say you Jim? Tasha performs with her family band, [...]
Mountain Heart, Charlie Sizemore on Mountain Stage
There’s bluegrass a’plenty on this weekend’s edition on Mountain Stage, airing on dozens of NPR affiliates across the US. Nashville bad boys Mountain Heart will be featured, as well as Michigan’s Greensky Bluegrass and the singing bluegrass attorney, Charlie Sizemore – who is sure to [...]
It’s here – The Speed Of Bluegrass!
Today’s the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital single from iTunes or Amazon.com. We commissioned Jim VanCleve last year to compose a tune that would exemplify what we do here. As expected, [...]
It’s here – The Speed Of Bluegrass
Today’s the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital single from iTunes or Amazon.com. We commissioned Jim VanCleve last year to compose a tune that would exemplify what we do here. As expected, [...]
The Speed Of Bluegrass on WFDU
I’ll be on WFDU with Carol Beaugard this morning (3/17) at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to talk about The Speed Of Bluegrass, our brand spanking new theme song (written by Jim VanCleve), set for a digital release on Tuesday (3/22). I’m looking forward to speaking again [...]
The Speed Of Bluegrass
Your Essential Bluegrass Connection That’s our motto; that’s what we bring. It’s also the name of a great new tune by Jim VanCleve, which we have adopted as our theme song. It will be available as a digital single on March 22. Bluegrass Today commissioned [...]
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