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Perfect World from Barbara Jo Kammer with Greg Blake
Barbara Jo Kammer has a new album of her original music, Big Blue Sky In The Morning, touching on a number of different styles, all in keeping with her overall mission of addiction recovery. She spent 40 years of her life struggling with substance abuse before finding her own recovery
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Welcome Kent Faris!
It's been a big few months for Rick Faris, guitarist and vocalist with Special Consensus. He saw his own solo project release on Dark Shadow Recording, and a new album from Special C on Compass, with some chart actions for both. Add to that now the birth of his second child.
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Curt Love to Junior Sisk on bass
Curt Love of Oakboro, NC has been named as the new bass player for Junior Sisk. He comes highly recommended by a group of loyal fans in the central part of the state, who have been following this young man's music with great interest. They tell us to keep our
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Ask Sonny Anything… Did you know the Stanley Brothers?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar instruments. Everyone is encouraged to pose queries of your own
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Bristol country music mural to be restored again
For visitors to Bristol, TN/VA, one of the most popular stops is the handprinted mural depicting early country artists who had been recorded by Ralph Peer just down State Street in 1927. It adorns the side of a brick building, looking down onto the site of the Bristol Farmers Market,
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Tribulation – Appalachian Road Show
Appalachian Road Show is something of a concept band. They’re not old time, not straightforward bluegrass, but a mixture of the two, with bits and pieces of history thrown in for good measure. Their focus is on the lives, stories, and songs of the people of Appalachia, pulling in songs
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Jamie Sparks to The Dowdy Brothers
Jamie Sparks with his daughter, Janie, and his backwards banjo Jamie Sparks has been announced as the new banjo player with The Dowdy Brothers, a southwest...
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Stephen Mougin
This Stephen Mougin profile is a contribution from Kim Detwiller Burton with Team Strategies. Since moving to Nashville almost two decades ago, Stephen Mougin has written,...
Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Buster Sledge brings Appalachian roots to Norway
It may seem like an unlikely connection at first, but the ties that bind Scandinavia to the birth of bluegrass are more common than most...
30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride – Happy Birthday Keith
The 30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride was held this past weekend in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The tradition started in 1990, one year after Keith's passing,...
Jamie Dailey speaks at his high school’s graduation
When Jamie Dailey graduated from Jackson County High School in 1993, he may have dreamed of returning someday as a TV star and a member...
Blues Around My Cabin – Flashback
Reunion bands are cool, right? The Bluegrass Album Band back together in Asheville, NC, a few years back, was certainly awesome, and a Johnson Mountain...
