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Ola Belle Reed selected by Library of Congress for special preservation
Ola Belle Reed, the first album on Rounder Records by this iconic North Carolina singer and banjo player, has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its National Recording Registry. Each year the National Recording Preservation Board selects as many as several dozen recordings to be preserved in perpetuity. The
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Mac Wiseman remembered by his peers
Mac Wiseman, among the last of the original era bluegrass artists, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Born Malcolm Bell Wiseman in Crimora, Virginia, on May 23, 1925, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame member was 93 years of age. His experiences in bluegrass and
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Donna Ulisse to Billy Blue Records
Kathy Sacra-Anderson, Ed Leonard, Donna Ulisse, Jerry Salley, and Rick Stanley Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced the signing of Donna Ulisse, both as a recording artist for her bluegrass and Gospel music, and as a songwriter for their newly-formed Billy Blue Publishing company. Ulisse is the reigning 2018 SPBGMA Songwriter
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Thursday at the 2019 Sertoma Bluegrass Festival
Ivy Phillips, Rebekah Long, and Jaelee Roberts at the Spring Sertoma Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Wednesday night/Thursday morning, I went to bed to the strains of a group of jammers. Guess who ushered in the Thursday jamming?? Yep – some of the same group was up and going strong by
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Track Premiere: Pass Me By from Mainline Express
There's a great deal of excitement building in the bluegrass world around Mainline Express, a new group assembled by Jesse Brock following his departure from The Gibson Brothers last fall. Jesse has grabbed several of his favorite pickers and singers, signed the band with Sound Biscuit Productions, and recorded an
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders – Blue Maxx maximizes the love
Bluegrass in Belguim? Who would expect that a tiny country like that would boast a band with a fondness for arcane Grassicana. Nevertheless, eight years after Blue Maxx’s initial formation, the band is still going strong, and gathering a loyal following as well. The band was founded Marc Holsteyn, a guitar
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Rick Johnson passes
Rick Johnson, once of Southern Blend, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. He was 64 years old and lived in Stanford, KY. Dennis Richard “Rick”...
Michelle Canning to host Alzheimer’s Benefit Show
In 2012, barely old enough to drive but already adept at the banjo, Michelle Canning decided to use her musical gift to raise money in...
Open Mic night at the Sertoma Youth Ranch
Everyone's having fun at the 2019 Spring Sertoma Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Wednesday at any Evans Media Source festival kicks with a potluck supper....
Track Premiere: Haggard from The Grascals
Who doesn't love Merle Haggard? And good ol' dogs... and Harley Allen? The latest single from The Grascals gives you all of that, plus the superb...
Jeff Scroggins & the Scroggdogs
I recently got wind of a new project with Jeff Scroggins, leader and banjo player from Jeff Scroggins and Colorado (JSCO). Jeff is assembling a...
Track Premiere: Catch this Train from Lizzy Plotkin
Colorado fiddler, songwriter, and vocalist Lizzy Plotkin has agreed to share the opening track of her new album, We Will Sing, with our readers. Born in...
