This review of One Song at a Time comes from Annie Savage, fiddler/vocalist with The Savage Hearts, educator and clinician, and PhD candidate at the University of Iowa. Look for her and the Hearts at World Of Bluegrass 2017 where
Author: Guest Contributor
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Final Songs Of The Fall report from Czech Republic
Here's the final installment of the tour diary from Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson, aka Songs Of The Fall, as they conclude their musical journey across eastern Europe. Cia shares a few words on this last leg of the trip,
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Photos from Pickin’ In Parsons 2017
Here's a gallery of images from Jeromie Stephens with Bluegrass Harvest Photography. We met him by chance at the Pickin' In Parsons festival at Five Rivers Campground in Parsons, WV last week (8/1-5). His images stand out, not only for
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Cia and Stetson at La Roche in France
Just got this note from Cia Cheryholmes who is performing in Europe now with her husband Stetson Adkisson and Songs Of The Fall. She shared a few words about their ongoing tour, along with another video shot by Richard Cifersky. We
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In A Far Away Place – Mountain Music Ambassadors in China
This article is a contribution from Raymond W. McLain, Director of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University. When Sarah Wood stepped up to the microphone in Qingdao, China and sang, In A Far Away Place, the resounding
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Rattle Dem Bones – Barry Patton
This profile on Barry "Bones" Patton is a contribution from Pamm Tucker, Entertainment Editor with Americana Media Group. Rhythm bones (in some form) date back to early civilization. They have been excavated in Mesopotamian graves (3000 BC), depicted on Egyptian reliefs
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Sit A Spell with Jesse McReynolds
Here's another interview conducted by the folks at the Mountains of Music Homecoming celebration, set to kick off tomorrow across southwestern Virginia. Dozens of events will be hosted that celebrate the music, culture, cuisine, and folkways of the Appalachian region,
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Life Between the Lines – Fireside Collective
This review of Life Between The Lines is a guest contribution from Lisa Brewer, Executive Director of the Carolina Bible Camp Bluegrass Festival, held the second Saturday in September in Mocksville, NC. She is a legal assistant at Brewer Brewer
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Longtime Arizona promoter Ben Sandoval passes
This memorial remembrance of Ben Sandoval is a contribution from Giselle Lee and Bonnie Williams. Ben had been a central figure in Arizona bluegrass and old time circles this past 45 years, starting with handyman work at a Bill Monroe
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Robert Fraker passes
This obituary is a contribution from Stephen Mougin, head of Dark Shadow Recording and guitarist with the Sam Bush Band, and Tony Watt, who runs a bluegrass teaching program in Boston. The bluegrass community lost one of its truly extraordinary members