John Kaparakis on second guitar with Clarence White and The New Kentucky Colonels John Kaparakis, bluegrass guitarist and tenor singer, passed away earlier this month at what we believe was 83 years of age. This remembrance of his life is a
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Carolina Road tour report: Final show at Lake Havasu
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have been touring out on the west coast, and have sent us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is their final installment, from Lorraine and bassist/vocalist Randy Graham. The final stop of our
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Railroad Earth at The Intersection in Grand Rapids
This post is a contribution from Bryan Bolea with 529 Photography, a connoisseur of modern bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music in Ann Arbor, MI. After recording a February 29 show at The Caverns, Railroad Earth headed north for shows in Indianapolis
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Desert Bluegrass Association’s Marana Festival held last weekend
This contribution comes from David VanGelder in Tucson, AZ, a photographer and songwriter who fronts a bluegrass band called The Dust Devils. There may have been only one open air live music festival in the country this weekend, and it was
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2020 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp report
Tony Trischka leads a banjo workshop at the 2020 Barcelona Bluegrass Camp This report on the 5th annual Barcelona Bluegrass Camp is a contribution from Xavier Cardús, a banjo player and bluegrass enthusiast in Barcelona. The temperature was pleasantly perfect and the
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Carolina Road Tour Report #4: House concert in Acampo, CA
Junior Sisk with members of Carolina Road and The Southern Grass at the airport in Las Vegas Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast.
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Tour report #3: Carolina Road on the high seas
Lorraine Jordan entertains dinner guests on Danny Stewart's West Coast Bluegrass Cruise Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is one from bassist/vocalist
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Lorraine Jordan west coast tour report #2
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road in San Diego - photo by David Cupp Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is Lorraine’s second
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Bluegrass Music Endeavors Foundation gives back in West Virgina
This article is a contribution from Bruce Winges, recently retired as editor of the Akron Beacon Journal after more than 40 years in newspapering. He got his first guitar in 1969 and became hooked on old-time and bluegrass music while working
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More photos from Wintergrass 2020
Nefesh Mountain at Wintergrass 2020 We were delighted to have a correspondent and photographer at Wintergrass this year, the first time we have been able to do so. Many thanks to Dave Berry and Mary Ann Goldstein for their efforts to