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Send a banjo picker to college

We got this note from Ivan Rosenberg, a respected resonator guitarist and clawhammer banjo player in the Pacific Northwest. He is…

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Milan Leppelt passes

We just received this report from our friend Lilly Pavlak. The Czech bluegrass community has lost one of its greatest personalities…

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Ryan Roberts to Special C

This just in from Greg Cahill, founder and fearless leader of Special Consensus… Justin Carbone is leaving the band at the…

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Bluegrass and banjos in Borneo

Ace banjo player Jake Schepps sent along this fascinating report from his recent trip to Borneo with the Jeff and Vida…

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Kate Lee – Less Is More!

We have written in the past about Kate Lee, a talented young singer, fiddler and songwriter from New York. Kate has…

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Nathan Stanley, Dewey Brown update

We just heard back from James Alan Shelton, guitarist and road manager with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, about…

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Jody Rainwater in ill health

Penny Parsons passed along this word about one of the legends from the early days of bluegrass music. Penny is a…

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Silver Dollar City Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival

Nancy Cardwell spent a few days last month at the annual Silver Dollar City’s Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival in Branson, MO…

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Waldemar Matuska passes

Our friend Lilly Pavlak wrote from Switzerland to share news of the passing of Waldemar Matu?°ka, a popular Czech country and…

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Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories of The Carolina Foothills

We received a note from Emily Epley, Executive Director of Destination Cleveland County, with an update on the Earl Scruggs Center,…

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