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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 late Bobby Martin, known at festivals, jams, and conventions as The Bluegrass Drummer. His was an unforgettable personage, a large, friendly man with a huge
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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 County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan since 1972. The stage show starts at 1:00 p.m. Thursday and runs thru Saturday evening with many local and national bands.
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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 October 13-15 at Camp Manitowa. A full-service campground, Manitowa will offer chef-prepared meals, a covered concert area, quiet camping areas, water and beach activities, and
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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 years of age. The Kinsmen were launched in 1971 by Shelby and his brother, Ebby, who has kept the band going since Shelby retired in 2012.
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Debut release from Northern Connection
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