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Rounder 0044 revisited – a look at the unlisted song credits
With 2025 being the 50th anniversary of one of the most trend-setting albums in bluegrass history, the original J.D. Crowe & The New South, or simply Rounder 0044, as it is known to pickers, industry folks, and deeply invested fans, there has been a good bit of press about this
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I’ve Always Been a Rambler from The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
The Po' Ramblin' Boys - photo © Laci Mack Sound Biscuit Studio Productions has a new single today for The Po' Ramblin' Boys, the first with their reconfigured lineup. Since their previous full-length project with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Wanderers Like Me, there have been personnel changes in the band, with John Gooding
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Graves Mountain Festival honors Virginia bluegrass
If you've ever wondered what Virginia bluegrass sounds like, the 31st annual Graves Mountain Festival of Music at the end of May has it in spades. In fact, this will be the third year since the Graves family, who own the 1,800 acre working farm where the festival is held,
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Suitcase Blues drops for Shelby Means
Molly Tuttle may be stepping away from bluegrass for the next little while, but her Golden Highway bass player, Shelby Means, is hanging on tight. Her debut self-titled solo album is due at the end of the month, with a number of singles already impacting the market, and one, Streets
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Celebrating 40 Years of the Spring Campus workshop in Belgium
This review of the history of the Spring Campus workshop is a contribution from Spanish banjoist Lluis Gomez. From April 23 to May 3, the 40th anniversary of the Spring Campus was celebrated, an annual event held in Virton, Belgium. But before diving into the details of this edition, let me
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Where Have You Been video from Nick Dumas
Most of us first heard Nick Dumas as a member of Special Consensus, but long before he joined them in 2015, Nick was a fixture on the bluegrass scene in the northwest. As a pre-teen, he played with his grandfather's band, Three Generations, along with his mom and aunt. Once
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New band for Molly Tuttle
Molly Tuttle has announced the dissolution of her current touring band, Golden Highway, and will be out with a new group this summer. Several of her...
Medical fund established for luthier Gary Vessel
Celebrated California luthier Gary Vessel, builder of fine violins and mandolins, suffered a severe stroke on May 7, and is currently hospitalized in critical condition....
Could this be the end of the David Mayfield Parade?
In a now-deleted Instagram post, The David Mayfield Parade announced they'd be going on indefinite hiatus, citing "differences in the ring." Tensions had reportedly been simmering...
Used To Be from Carson Peters & Iron Mountain
Carson Peters has been winning people over with his talent and personality since he was a wee lad, and he's still going strong as a...
Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass win gospel award
South Carolina's Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass took a major award recently when they were named Bluegrass Gospel Group of the Year...
Daniel Grindstaff goes Tom Petty with Angel Dream
When we were all listening to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in the 1970s and '80s, who ever thought that so many of his songs...
