The Del McCoury Band is playing this weekend at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, and I am really psyched to get to see them again. Del, whose fans range from Vince Gill to Elvis Costello, is a living legend in
Author: Daniel Mullins
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Album of the Week #17 – Osborne Brothers’ Up To Date And Down To Earth
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the mania unfold that is March Madness over the past week, as has so much of the nation. After Cincinnati’s down-to-the-wire victory over Florida State last night, the state of Ohio secured four teams in
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The Goat Rodeo Rides Again!
One of the most talked about recording projects of 2011 was the combining of acoustic greats Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma, and Edgar Meyer for their Goat Rodeo Sessions. It’s not straight bluegrass, but it’s not straight anything else
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Album of the Week #15 – Rhonda Vincent’s Back Home Again
I like to think of Rhonda Vincent’s Back Home Again as The Lion King of bluegrass albums. Stick with me on this... The Lion King tells the story of Simba the lion who returns to the Pridelands to take his place
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Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman 2012
The docket for this summer’s Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman was announced this week. This series is an annual celebration of bluegrass sponsored by Springer Mountain Farms. All shows start at 7:30 p.m. (CDT), and tickets are $26.50. Make sure you
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Album of the Week #14 – Doc Watson At Gerdes Folk City
Arthel Lane Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Deep Gap, North Carolina. He is known around the globe as “Doc” Watson. To celebrate Doc’s 89th birthday, I am focusing on one of my favorite Doc Watson projects for
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Album of the Week #16 – Nickel Creek’s This Side
The other day I was listening to some music by one of the most successful acoustic groups of our time, Nickel Creek. I got to looking at some dates, and noticed that, possibly their most successful album, This Side, celebrates
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Album of the week #13 – Seldom Scene Act III
This week, we celebrate four decades of recordings from one of the most prolific bands in bluegrass music: The Seldom Scene. What started out as a weekly jam session snowballed into one of the most influential bluegrass bands of all-time. Ben
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What does Adele’s big night mean for bluegrass?
If any of you tuned in to the Grammys last night, or have followed any of the coverage, you surely noticed one name that has been making headlines: Adele. Adele tied Beyonce’s record for the most Grammys brought home in one
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Album of the Week #12 – Tony Rice’s Me and My Guitar
Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, I decided to select a great album which you and your honey can enjoy while heading to your reservations at Waffle House. (Don’t believe me? WH is actually taking reservations for candlelit fancy steak