Author: Brance

  • The Best Kept Secret is out today!

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    Jerry Douglas' new CD The Best Kept Secret is a secret no longer. Today is the official release date for the latest CD from dobro master Jerry Douglas. I've posted about this previously, but just wanted to remind everyone that

  • Breakfast with Bluegrass

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    Jon Randall, joined by Rob Ickes and David Pomeroy, is scheduled to appear SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 at 8am / 7c on A&E Television Network's BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS. The 2-hour program, featuring interviews with prominent performers, writers, directors, artists and

  • Monroe’s Mandolin Rests in Hall of Fame

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    The Country Music Hall Of Fame is now the resting place of Bill Monroe's mandolin. Yesterday the Museum held a ceremony in it's own Ford Theater on the 94th anniversary of Monroe's birth. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder were on

  • Pete Goble – When I’m Knee Deep in Bluegrass

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    We recieved this email about Pete Goble's latest CD When I'm Knee Deep In Bluegrass and thought we'd pass it along to our readers. In April of 2005, FireHeart Records released a much anticipated CD by bluegrass songwriter and singer Pete

  • Jon Randall is Walking Among The Living

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    Jon Randall is no stranger to bluegrass. Having played with such bluegrass legends as Sam Bush and Earl Scruggs, he has well established credentials. He has been a fixture at Merlefest for a number of years entertaining crowds with his

  • WHUS : Bluegrass Cafe

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    Myrna Riquier, a broadcast producer on WHUS, 91.7 FM, in Storrs Connecticut, has asked me to share with you that the bluegrass radio program Bluegrass Cafe can be heard worldwide by web savvy bluegrass fans via the station's internet webcast

  • Bluegrass Today Awards Poll 2005 – Update

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    Friday Update - If you haven't already voted in our unofficial awards poll, we encourage you do so. The poll will remain open until Thursday Oct. 27 at noon. Please be sure to vote before then. Here is some analysis

  • Do you know where your showcase is?

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    With the IBMA World Of Bluegrass fast approaching, we want to take a moment to remind everyone that Bluegrass Today will be updated live at the event. We will be on site and posting updates frequently throughout each day. As

  • The Americana Honors & Awards

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    This is a follow up to my last post about the happenings this week in Nashville. Tomorrow night, Sept 9th, the Ryman Auditorium will host The Americana Honors & Awards show. Here's the line up for the show. In one unforgettable

  • The Americana Music Conference

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    Today is the start of The Americana Music Conference. I spoke via email with Mark Montgomery, president of The Americana Music Association and owner of Echo Music. Mark gave me the low down on what's happening this week at the