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Photos from Gettysburg, August 2019
Heather Berry, Tony Mabe, and Junior Sisk at Gettysburg, August 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Here's the first of several galleries of photos taken by Frank Baker during last weekend's August 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, held twice each year at the Granite Hill Campground in Adams County, PA. Watch for more
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Fireside Collective to Mountain Home Music
Urban grassers Fireside Collective have signed with Mountain Home Music Company for their next recording. Both the band and their new label call North Carolina's Asheville region their home. The quintet has been on a roll since taking first place in the MerleFest band competition in 2016, quickly followed by a
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Ryan Paisley comes out of his shell
Ryan Paisley with Rhonda Vincent at the 2019 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker The first time I saw Ryan Paisley on stage, I thought it was a gimmick. A cute gimmick, but a gimmick nonetheless. It was 2011, at IBMA in Nashville. Ryan stood on stage while his dad’s
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Registrations open for the Scott Street Five String Finals
Registrations are now open for the 2019 Scott Street Five String Finals, held each year as part of the Richmond Folk Festival in Richmond, VA. Designed to identify the best bluegrass and clawhammer banjo players 18 and under, the competition also honors the memory of Scott Street, a talented Virginia
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The Butcher Shoppe – Della Mae
It would be understandable if the uninitiated mistakenly mistook Della Mae for a sister ensemble. Their close-knit harmonies and astute arrangements have a cohesion and confidence that ensures a compact fit and an air of authenticity that recalls an old time tradition of a vintage variety. With their fiddles and finesse,
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Blissfield Bluegrass on the River 2019
Blissfield Bluegrass on the River is a small, community sponsored, free one day event that has been held for the past nine years. The Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association has organized and presented the festival for the past three years. It is a showcase of local talent and bands that
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Benefit concert for Phil Leadbetter in September
Many will be aware that reso-guitarist Phil Leadbetter has had to battle with cancer in the past, and been in remission for the past three years....
A.L. Wood honored in North Carolina
A.L. Wood, a prolific songwriter, powerhouse banjo picker, and soulful singer was honored in Troutman, NC, Saturday night for his lifelong contribution to the bluegrass...
Zach Top and Modern Tradition to RBR Entertainment
Billy Droze, Maddie Denton, Zach Top, and Chuck Allen Floyd at the Modern Tradition signing Here's a pair of names you may not recognize, but which...
2019 Mandolin Farms report
Two weeks ago, my wife Missy and I made our way to beautiful Flemingsburg, Kentucky for the Mandolin Farms C.A.M. Fest, presented by our good...
Joe Hott to release two more singles and album
Joe Hott’s career continues its upward trajectory with the release of two more singles from his forthcoming album, West Virginia Rail, on Rural Rhythm Records. Emerging...
Fiddlin’ film is taking Galax on the road
We've told you before about the documentary film, Fiddlin', made by sisters Julie Simone and Vicki Vlasic, about the Old Fiddlers Convention in the town...
