Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver's latest album, Roads Well Traveled, was released today. This most recent inductee into the Bluegrass Hall of Honor shows no signs of slowing down. His latest release is filled with the same originality we have come to
Author: Daniel Mullins
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Album of the Week #32 – Chris Thile’s How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
It was announced a few months ago that bluegrass' own Chris Thile will be awarded a MacArthur genius grant. Congratulations. There isn't a more deserving artist. But hold your applause. His award is eclipsed by the honor he is receiving
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The Ultimate Playlist for your Bluegrass Valentine
It’s finally here, fellas: Die Hard 5 hits theaters TODAY! Unfortunately, for most of you, Bruce Willis takes a backseat to Cupid. If you didn’t know by now, today is Valentine’s Day. How many of you have forgotten until now? And
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Album of the Week #31: The Seldom Scene’s Act I
Before we rang in the new year, the bluegrass community received some sad news. Dobro innovator, Mike Auldridge, lost his battle with cancer on December 29. Auldridge transformed the resophonic guitar. He took a rousing, unsophisticated, "good time" instrument, and
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Albums of The Year? – 2012 Edition
Billboard has released their year-end list of the top albums in bluegrass music. As always for the magazine's charts, these are strictly based on sales as measured by SoundScan, and dependent on both Billboard and SoundScan's definition of "bluegrass." Here is their 2012 list: 15. Bright Morning
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An Interview with Anna Schwaber of The Porchlight Sessions
During IBMA week, I had the pleasure of attending the Nashville premiere of The Porchlight Sessions, a new film which digs deep into the roots of our music while also looking forward to its future. The film blew me away. (See
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The Essential Christmas Playlist
I’m sure by now the fruitcake is on the table and you have a bookmark on Luke 2, but if you need a little bluegrass to get you in the Christmas spirit, here are some Christmas classics that are sure
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Call of The Banjo-Man: An Interview with Neal James
Call Of The Wildman is a popular show on Discovery's Animal Planet starring Ernie Brown, Jr., an animal lover with a flair for adventure. Ernie has been helping animals (and people) for thirty years, by safely removing critters from precarious situations
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Album of the Week #30 – Larry Sparks’ I Want To Be Like Jesus
As you guys may have noticed, I have been on a bit of a hiatus from writing. This past couple months have been stressful for me and my family. You may have read recently that my grandmother, Prudence Mullins, lost
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A Review of The Porchlight Sessions
“If they can do it, why can’t we?” In the new film, The Porchlight Sessions, Bobby Osborne uses this quote to describe the attitude it took to make his and Sonny’s dream of playing on the Grand Ole Opry a reality.