Author: Brance

  • Sparrow Quartet to open Woodstock Film Festival

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    The Sparrow Quartet will be kicking off this year's Woodstock Film Festival with a concert. The concert will take place at the Bearsville Theater west of downtown Woodstock, on October 1, 2008. The Sparrow Quartet is lead by Abigail Washburn and

  • The Whites in Texas Country Music Hall of Fame

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    The Whites have received a lot of honors and awards during their career, including two Grammy Awards. This last Saturday, they received another honor, they were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the

  • The American Bluegrass Masters

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    Bobby Osborne and J.D. Crowe are hitting the road, together. The two legends are planning to tour as part of The American Bluegrass Masters concert tour. Organizers are stating this is the first time in 50 years that Crowe and

  • International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees for 2008

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    Entertainer Of The Year - This award is for a performing act who displayed the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voters should give consideration to recorded and in-person performance, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and over-all contributions

  • Bluegrassmix.com

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    If you've read about such award winning bluegrass radio programs as Cindy Baucom's Knee-Deep In Bluegrass or Terry Herd's Into The Blue, but couldn't find them on a local station near you, Bluegrassmix.com offers the solution. Bluegrassmix.com is a 24/7 streaming

  • Bill Monroe Mandolin Update

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    Monroe's mandolin is still housed in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. If it is to stay there, the museum may be required to divvy up $1.5 million. For the back story, be sure to read our previous two

  • The Best Of Del McCoury – listen

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    Yesterday we told you about the new GrooveGrass release, The Best Of Del McCoury: The GrooveGrass Years. We're giving away 10 copies of the CD each week for the next several weeks. Be sure to read the original post and register

  • The Best Of Del McCoury

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    Del McCoury has been in the news a lot recently. He's just released a controversial new CD. He was just announced as the host for this year's IBMA Awards Show. Now comes news of a new CD by GrooveGrass Records

  • Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

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    Our friend Frank Solivan has announced he will be leaving the Navy Band, Country Current, in the spring and turning his attention to his own band. For 5 years Frank has been playing electric guitar, mandolin and fiddle with the