Jan Johansson, fiddler in the North Carolina Triangle region, has posted a lengthy interview with his friend, Tony Rice. Swedish born, Jan moved to the US in 1986, and has worked as a teacher and player there ever since. Rice, of
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Special Tony Rice tribute show in Connecticut
When Tony Rice's Manzanita album was released in 1979, the bluegrass world let out a collective gasp. At a time when Rice was associated with David Grisman's experimental string band music, here was a record that was breathtakingly fresh, but
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Song For A Winters Night video from Sideline
Mountain Home Music has dropped a second video for Sideline in advance of their upcoming album, Front and Center, due in late April. This track involves something of a gutty move in bluegrass, covering a song that Tony Rice recorded. Typically,
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Church Street Blues guitar book from Chris Brennan
British guitarist Chris Brennan set a lofty goal for himself when he set out to transcribe the entire Church Street Blues album by Tony Rice. And when he said complete, he meant everything - solos, accompaniment and all. So he dedicated
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Photos from the OBX Bluegrass Festival
Deb Miller of B Chord Photography was on hand during last weekend's Bluegrass Island Festival, held in Manteo on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She shared a number of her images from the festival, including what was the highlight
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Tony Rice tribute show in OBX
A special tribute concert to benefit guitarist Tony Rice has been scheduled as part of this year's Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival in Manteo, North Carolina. The festival runs September 20-24, and the Rice Tribute is scheduled as the last act
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What’s up with Tony Rice?
In bluegrass music circles, no question is asked more consistently that some variation of, "What's going on with Tony Rice?" Followers of his music reacted with immediate generosity in 2013 when an appeal went out for financial support when he was unable
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Delmore Dedication Vol 1: Blue Railroad Train
Early country stars, the Delmore Brothers were huge influences on not only bluegrass and country music, but blues, folk, rock and roll, and more. The Delmore Brothers received a long overdue Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association
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J.D. Crowe Tribute Band in KY
Although I was able to see most of the 1990s and 2000s versions of J.D. Crowe & the New South, I never got the chance to attend a performance by what many people consider the classic lineups of the New
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Bourgeois auction raises $10K for Tony Rice
Bourgeois has announced the successful completion of their Tony Rice tribute guitar auction, where $10,000 was raised to benefit Tony. They had built a custom instrument as an homage to Tony's classic D-28, the Clarence White guitar, and offered it