Heidi Brooke is no stranger to music. Her mother, Jennifer Brooke, is married to songwriting fiddler and band leader Mike Mitchell. Together they run the Floyd Music School in Floyd, VA, and host occasional house concerts. And Heidi, 18, often accompanies
Author: David Morris
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The Legacy of the Red Shoes
Lucy Khadder and David Morris with their red Chucks at World of Bluegrass (9/28/22) - photo © Jeromie Stephens Dr. Bobby Jones died 10 years ago. But his spirit lives on at IBMA's World of Bluegrass, in the hearts of many
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IBMA announces 2022 Momentum Award winners
Full Cord Bluegrass performs at the 2022 IBMA Momentum Awards (9/28/22) - photo © Frank Baker IBMA's annual Momentum Awards luncheon always serves as a powerful reminder that the future of bluegrass is in good hands. This year, as the pain
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New IBMA Keynote format is a hit
Craig Havighurst with Dale Ann Bradley and C.J. Lewandowski at the WOB Keynote Address - photo © Frank Baker Dale Ann Bradley grew up in a Primitive Baptist Church where her father was the preacher and musical instruments were not allowed. Then
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Welcome to the Show – Little Roy and Lizzy Show
Music is a salve, and the right music can fill you with hope and joy. That's exactly what Welcome to the Show from the Little Roy and Lizzy Show does. My first listen to this new CD from Mountain Home Music
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Billy Strings helps Kentucky flood victims
Billy Strings is offering bluegrass fans a chance to help Kentucky flood victims and get something in return, but they have to act fast. Through August 5, the young star is donating all proceeds from online merchandise sales to the
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Imaginary Lines – Unspoken Tradition
Like so many of us, in and out of bluegrass, the members of Unspoken Tradition had big plans for 2020, touring in support of, and planning their follow-up to, 2019's superb Myths We Tell Our Young. But COVID interrupted those plans,
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The ‘other’ Doc Watson Music Festival returns
After a six-year hiatus, the Doc and Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest ‘n Sugar Grove returns next month to the mountains of western North Carolina. The July 16 festival includes a lineup featuring The Del McCoury Band, Kruger Brothers, and Terry Baucom and
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Black Banjo – Tray Wellington
Sometimes you can look at the name of an artist or a producer and be pretty sure what's coming. Song after song in the same style, often at similar tempos and mostly in one or two keys. Needless to say,
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Something You Didn’t Count On – Jaelee Roberts
Over more than a decade of reviewing bluegrass music, I've concluded that the songs that speak to me most directly tend to offer some mix of desire, desperation, and hope. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Something You Didn’t