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IBMA webinar on streaming licenses May 18
The International Bluegrass Music Association is hosting another of its IBMA365 educational webinars next week on Facebook. This one is focused on the legal issues surrounding offering live streaming events online, and what sort of licenses are required to do so. Titled Streaming Licensing for Venues, Presenters, and Festivals, the May
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Sea of Heartbreak from The Country Store – socially distanced video
Hugh Moore with OMS Records in Nashville has put together another of his socially-distanced videos, combining tracks from pickers all across the US into an impressive audio and video mix of classic traditional bluegrass. This latest, for Don Gibson's Sea of Heartbreak, shows just how much Hugh has learned about video
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Never Too Old For Love video from Niall Toner and Andrea Booth
Veteran Irish grasser Niall Toner is back with a new song about the pleasures of aging, written and recorded with fellow Dubliner, Andrea Booth. Never Too Old For Love is just the sort of song to bring a smile to those of a certain age, while generating an, "Ew... yuck," from
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John Hickman passes
John Hickman, noted California banjo player, died on May 11 following a long illness. He passed away quietly in his sleep, at home with his wife, Sue, by his side. He was 78 years of age. Though known largely for his time on the west coast, and his lengthy association with
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Gone Like The Wind from Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome
We haven't heard much from Jeff Brown of late, nor his bluesy style of mountain bluegrass. But since a new label deal with Turnberry Records, where he also serves as a VP, Jeff has been back in the studio working on the next project with his band, Still Lonesome. A new
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From The Side of the Road… refreshing vintage song themes
While trying to put songs together for the annual Mother's Day edition of my classic bluegrass show on SiriusXM known as Truegrass, I lamented once again the shortage of songs in our music about mothers who are still living. Sure, there are some songs in which mother gives some advice
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Ann The Dreadful Snake from Bennie Boling and 40 Horse Mule
Banjo man Bennie Boling has released another track from his upcoming album with 40 Horse Mule, an instrumental he wrote called Ann The Dreadful Snake....
Celebration of Life for J.T. Gray at The Station Inn
The Station Inn, long Nashville's home for live bluegrass music, has announced that they will host a Celebration of Life this coming weekend for owner...
Chris and Stephanie Sorenson take Companion Custom Banjos full time
Bluegrass has always depended on small businesses and entrepreneurs to keep the music playing. Most venues, festivals, or concerts where you hear it played are...
13 graduate from ETSU Bluegrass program
Along with May flowers, we are in the time of college commencements, when proud parents and happy graduates spend hours in lengthy ceremonies to mark...
The Jingling Hole from Linda Lay
Mountain Fever Records has released a third single from their upcoming album with Linda Lay. Something of a bluegrass vocal legend in Virginia, especially northern...
Rickey Wasson & Friends at Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park
Like many other music venues across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic left Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park in limbo. The park, which generally runs a concert...
