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On This Day #67 – Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble debuts in 1973
On this day ….. On January 21, 1973, the first broadcast of the Bluegrass Ramble radio show on WCNY-FM Syracuse, New York, took place. The presenter then, as now, was the award-winning Bill Knowlton. Knowlton's experience as a broadcaster of bluegrass music began in 1959 when he was a student at Fordham
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Heartbreak Hill – new single from Kristi Stanley
Having a famous last name can be tough in the music business. Sure, it can open a lot of doors at first, but comparisons can be difficult when listeners compare you against a legendary artist. In other words, it may get you noticed, but in the end you have to
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My Bluegrass Story debuts tonight on RFD-TV
My Bluegrass Story, a television program produced by The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, debuts tonight, January 21, on RFD-TV. The weekly show airs for the first time at 8:00 p.m. (EST), rebroadcasting at midnight each Friday evening on RFD-TV, available on many cable, satellite, and streaming TV networks.
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Terry Shue passes
Sandy Hatley and Terry Shue (right) Terry Shue, North Carolina bluegrass bassist and son of the late banjo picker/luthier, Bob Shue, lost his battle with COVID early on January 18, 2022. The 65-year-old began his involvement with bluegrass at an early age, playing bass in bands with his dad on banjo and
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Thursday at the 2022 YeeHaw Music Fest
The Farm Hands at the 2022 YeeHaw Music Fest - photo © Bill Warren The 2022 YeeHaw Music Fest kicked off on Thursday at the Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center. This is an Evans Media Source festival, produced and promoted by Ernie and Debi Evans. Sherry Boyd keeps everything on track as MC. She
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Appalachian Blue, new single from Kristy Cox
Billy Blue Records has released another single from Shades of Blue, their next album with Nashville grasser - by way of Australia - Kristy Cox. The new track is called Appalachian Blue, and was written by Jerry Salley, David Haley Lauver, Karen Bowles, and Bobby Johnston. Cox sings it beautifully, supported by
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Banjo All Stars trading cards from Bluegrass Trading Co.
Anyone who collected trading cards as a youngster can recall the thrill and anticipation each time you got a new pack of cards. Quickly tearing...
Fred Geiger passes
Fred Geiger, noted banjo player and instructor in Maryland, died in the early morning of January 12 when his house was engulfed by fire, with...
Ralph Emery passes
Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, passed away from...
Ellie Hakanson to Missy Raines & Allegheny
Highly decorated Nashville bassist Missy Raines has a big announcement today concerning her touring bluegrass group, Allegheny. Fiddler Ellie Hakanson, known to bluegrass fans from her...
The Blues Are Close at Hand from new Po’ Ramblin’ Boys album
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has announced March 25 as the release date for Never Slow Down, the new album by The Po' Ramblin' Boys, and dropped...
Melodic & Single-String Banjo with Bill Evans
Peghead Nation has announced a new 8-part banjo workshop series with Bill Evans, focusing on Melodic & Single-String Banjo, starting this weekend online. Bill tells us...
