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Blast from the past – bluegrass from 40 years ago on WTJU today
Aa a part of the Folk Marathon airing this week on the University of Virginia's WTJU during its 2025 fundraising drive, Bill Evans will be hosting a two-hour program this afternoon where he will play live recordings made at Charlottesville's C&O Restaurant during the 1980s. Way back in the previous century,
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Cherry Street – Benny Sidelinger
Benny Sidelinger seems like an unassuming sort of guy. His bio consists of an anecdote about an introduction he was once given at a local watering hole where he was rather anonymous at the time. Nevertheless, it's a clever means of introduction, citing credits that include, performances with Allison Russell,
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2025 Bluegrass Grammy award winner
This afternoon in Los Angeles The Recording Academy is holding the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, announcing and distributing the awards deemed insufficiently important for their big, televised Grammy Awards show this evening on CBS. But, of course, these are exactly the ones we most care about, as they include the annual award
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Mary Rachel shines on new Kody Norris Show single
For their latest Rebel Records single, The Kody Norris Show features fiddler and mandolinist Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris on a song she co-wrote with her husband, bossman Kody Norris. Blue Ain't The Word also marks Mary Rachel's debut as a lead singer with the band, on a song that she says came
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Kristy Cox wins another Golden Guitar
Australian bluegrass songbird Kristy Cox has won yet another Golden Guitar award at the Australian Country Music Awards, held this month in Tamworth. She's won in 2025 in the Bluegrass Recording of the Year category for her current Billy Blue Records project, Let It Burn. This is her seventh Golden Guitar
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Statement from SPBGMA on auto break ins at the Sheraton
Stephanie Jones with the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has issued a formal statement regarding the break ins that occurred this past weekend during their 50th celebration of the organization during their National Convention in Nashville. As we reported earlier, the parking lot of the Sheraton Music
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Ol’ Rooster drops for Dave Adkins
Billy Blue Records has a fun new single for Dave Adkins, Ol' Rooster, which uses a barnyard metaphor to express how men of a certain...
Beacons – Nefesh Mountain
Variety and versatility have long been the hallmarks of Nefesh Mountain's career. Based in upstate New York, the duo — consisting of the husband-wife team...
IBMA introduces the Leadership Bluegrass class of 2025
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2025 class invited to attend their annual Leadership Bluegrass course, held March 10-12 in Nashville. This year...
Lee Zimmerman interviewed by the Library of Congress
Our very own Lee Zimmerman, who contributes reviews, interviews, and our twice-monthly Bluegrass Beyond Borders column, was recently interviewed by the Library of Congress about...
Banjo jewelry just in time for Valentine’s Day
The good folks with Landis Studios in Arkansas, the skilled silversmiths who offer the custom engraved sterling silver finger picks, have brought out new jewelry...
I Still Believe in the Blood from Mark Houser & Bluegrass Drive
The genesis of Gospel Train, the latest release from Mark Houser & Bluegrass Drive, is a story in itself, quite separate from the fine music...
