Author: Brance

  • Modern Parables with a bluegrass soundtrack

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    If you've ever read the Gospel accounts of Jesus' life, you've run across these stories he would tell called parables. They are stories meant to teach a lesson. Sometimes modern day readers might find difficulty connecting with the cultural context of

  • Bluegrass as Performance Art

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    We all know that bluegrass music is a performance art, but here's a story that puts a new twist on that. Brenda Behr is an artist in the paint and canvas sense of the word. But she also loves bluegrass music.

  • New recording studio at ETSU

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    When looking for a higher education in the area of bluegrass music, there are limited choices. The one I chose was South Plains College in Levelland, TX. One of the things I loved about the school was the close association

  • BluegrassRadio.org presents Riverbend Bluegrass Festival

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    The Riverbend Bluegrass Festival in Ocilla, GA begins today, and BluegrassRadio.org will be on hand to record all of the main stage performances this weekend. Artists to be recorded include Grasstowne, Lou Reid and Carolina, The Chapmans, and more. The Grasstowne performance

  • The Chapmans: Chap TV

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    The Chapmans have launched a new band website. It's an interactive flash based site that is basically one page with popups for all additional info. It's not a bad design, but it does use some bandwidth. The photo gallery was pretty

  • Name that musician, win a mug

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    If you need a new coffee mug and you like to watch bluegrass related videos, then Wichita Rutherford has a got a deal for you. He's posted this video on his blog. It was made back in the summer of 2006.

  • 1st Annual FarmFest – All-Star Jam

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    Festival season has officially begun and this last weekend saw bluegrass fans from all over converging on Farmington, NC for the 1st Annual FarmFest at Farmington Dragway. Festival organizers tell me the event was a success and plans are already underway

  • Fuel prices and festival attendance?

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    Driving my truck to the office this morning I realized I needed to stop and fill the tank. That is a major financial commitment on a vehicle like mine. As I watched the pump quickly soar through the dollar signs,

  • Traditional vs Progressive with Russ Barenberg

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    It seems the debate over what constitues 'traditional bluegrass' and what should be labeled 'progressive bluegrass' has no end. Stack on top of that, the debate over how much 'progressive' bluegrass should be allowed at a certain festival or event,

  • Happy Birthday to Little Jody Rainwater

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    Charles Johnson is better known to bluegrass fans as Little Jody Rainwater, bass player with bluegrass legends Flatt & Scruggs during the early 1950s. Today is Jody's 89th birthday, and the radio station that he called home after departing from the