Author: Brance

  • Video on the blog

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    We had a lot of fun producing the Red Carpet videos from IBMA, along with all the other video interviews that we did. We've got some ideas for future video features here on the blog, but we thought we'd check

  • IBMA: Red Carpet video – episode 5

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    The fifth, and final, installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, and episode 4), finds our hostess Katy Daley, of BluegrassCountry.org, interviewing these bluegrass stars. In this episdoe: The Steeldrivers, Russell Moore, Josh Williams,

  • IBMA: Red Carpet video – episode 4

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    The fourth installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1, episode 2, and episode 3), finds our hostess Katy Daley, of BluegrassCountry.org, interviewing these bluegrass stars. In this episdoe: G2 Bluegrass Band, Alan Bartram (Del McCoury Band), Danny Roberts

  • IBMA: Red Carpet video – episode 3

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    Here is the third installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1 and episode 2). Our hostess Katy Daley, of BluegrassCountry.org, continues her interviews with bluegrass stars. In this episdoe: Eddie & Martha Adcock, Chris Jones & Ned Luberecki,

  • Stolen Instrument: Knilling thin body Jazz bass

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    Another stolen instrument report. This one is from Bryan Turner of Cumberland Gap Connection. It seems someone swiped his bass Tuesday night at IBMA. This is a somewhat unusual instrument. It's a Knilling Thinline Jazz Bass. It looks much the same

  • IBMA: Red Carpet video – episode 2

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    Here is the second installment of our IBMA Red Carpet interviews (watch episode 1). Katy Daley, of BluegrassCountry.org, continues as our hostess and interviews an all-star line up here in episode two. You'll see Del McCoury, Dan Tyminski, Nicky Sanders (Steep

  • Kati Penn: My Turn To Cry

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    Fiddler Kati Penn has just released her new CD, My Turn To Cry. The recording is produced by resophonic guitarist Rob Ickes and includes an all-star cast of players. In addition to her fiddling, Penn also contributes lead and harmony vocals

  • IBMA: Red Carpet video – episode 1

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    We know a lot of our readers didn't have the opportunity to attend this year's IBMA Awards Show in Nashville. We blogged it live, it was broadcast on XM Satellite Radio, but there was no television coverage of the event.

  • Playing the banjo is polite

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    According to USA Today, playing the banjo is polite. At least that's what I take away from a story they are currently running concerning a new biography of Emily Post. Emily Post is the author of the book Etiquette, first published

  • Randy Kohrs featured in EQ Magazine

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    Earlier this year Randy Kohrs was a guest on the Rachael Ray Show as she considered the kitchen at his recording studio to be one of The Coolest Kitchens in America. The kitchen is styled as a 1950's diner. Kohrs' Slack