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Long Gone Out West Blues drops for Joe Mullins
Rebel Records has announced a new single from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, the first from their upcoming album, The Story We Tell. This first single has a Western theme, The Long Gone Out West Blues, and comes from Canadian duo Pharis & Jason Romero. Joe says that he liked
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Darrell Webb to Grass is Blue Entertainment
The Darrell Webb Band has announced a change in representation. They are now working with Grass Is Blue Entertainment, run by Ryan Frankhouser. Ryan is the guitarist for Remington Ryde, based in south/central Pennsylvania. He also manages the Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival each July in Centre Hall. Darrell says that Ryan
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Rattle Dem Bones – Barry Patton
This profile on Barry "Bones" Patton is a contribution from Pamm Tucker, Entertainment Editor with Americana Media Group. Rhythm bones (in some form) date back to early civilization. They have been excavated in Mesopotamian graves (3000 BC), depicted on Egyptian reliefs (3000 BC), and seen on Greek urns (500 BC). Bones
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Thursday photos from Charlotte, MI
The stage show of the 45th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival opened with the traditional mountain sound of Larry Efaw and the Bluegrass Mountaineers. The Michigan Mafia String Band followed with their mix of bluegrass, folk, and edgy progressive music. Harbourtown was next to bring their brand of good bluegrass to the
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Fiddler’s Dream video from Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Old time icon Bruce Molsky and his Molsky's Mountain Drifters have shared a new music video of them performing Fiddler's Dream at The Old-Time Tiki Parlour in Los Angeles. In addition to Bruce on fiddle, the Drifters are Allison de Groot on banjo and Stash Wyslouch on guitar. Check them out as
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Q&A with Katy Daley – Alan Munde
Katy spent a good while on the phone recently with Alan Munde, surely among the most celebrated banjo players of his generation, to talk about his long career in bluegrass. In addition to being a trendsetter on the five string, Alan is also a consummate storyteller and his recollections of
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Bobby Martin Young Songwriters Competition at Carolina in the Fall
Surely one of the most beloved characters in the bluegrass and old time scene in the Blue Ridge region this past 20 years was the...
Charlotte Bluegrass Festival kicks off today
The 45th Charlotte Bluegrass Festival is underway! Wednesday night saw jams in every corner of the campground. The festival has been held continuously at the Eaton...
Wander Down Festival launches in October
Benton, IL is the site for another new bluegrass festival launching this year. The Wander Down Music Festival, hosted by Chicago's Way Down Wanderers, will occur...
Shelby Jewell passes
Shelby Jewell, who founded The Bluegrass Kinsmen back in the early 1970s, passed away on June 17 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 80...
Earl Scruggs Center to host youth activities this summer
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC has announced its summer activities, which includes a number of special events for children and families. The Center...
The Life and Times of Carter Stanley at Jenny Brook
This weekend's Jenny Brook Bluegrass festival in Tunbridge, VT is trying something interesting and new this year. They will be including Gary Reid's one man...
