Numerous country musicians have made the short leap to bluegrass in recent years, perhaps most notably Marty Raybon and Joe Diffie. These artists had already established careers as vocalists, and simply adjusted their sound for a new audience. Now, another country
Author: John Curtis Goad
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Bluegrass Weather Report for January 18, 2013
Today's Bluegrass Weather Report runs from sunny California all the way down to the Bahamas, which beats the heck out of the cold, snowy weather we have here in the Blue Ridge. In fact, our Special Bluegrass Correspondent was snowed
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The Dark is Barking – Rawhide
When you think about bluegrass music, Belgium is probably not one of the first locations which come to mind. However, with their latest album The Dark is Barking, Belgian group Rawhide has shown that bluegrass can be created just as
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Echoes of the Blue Ridge and ACMA
Due in part to the pivotal town of Bristol, northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia have long been known as one of the locations where traditional country music was founded. Bristol, the location of the 1927 recording sessions which put The
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They Called Him Jesus – Jeff Clair
Many of today’s younger generation of bluegrass musicians grew up with the artists of the '80s and '90s as their major influences. Contemporary groups such as the Lonesome River Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, and Alison Krauss and Union Station were
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Bluegrass Weather report for January 11
This week's report features advanced meteorological techniques available only from Bluegrass Today.
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The Colored Pencil Factory – Astrograss
With bluegrass music programs at high schools and universities across the country, initiatives such as the Foundation for Bluegrass Music’s Bluegrass in the Schools, and various local organizations which sponsor lessons and bands for young children, it’s no surprise that
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Timeless Hits from the Past… Bluegrassed
Throughout the twenty-plus years that Russell Moore has been leading IIIrd Tyme Out, they have continually provided fans with top-notch bluegrass music. They have occasionally branched into tunes from other genres on various albums, but never as much as they
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The Mountains My Baby and Me – The Grass Cats
After a three-year hiatus from recording, North Carolina-based band The Grass Cats is back with their eighth album, The Mountains My Baby and Me, out on New Time Records. The Grass Cats, who recently marked fifteen years as a band,
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Bluegrass Weather report for the first weekend of 2013
Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at this weekend's festival weather report, along with a heads up about some other important events coming your way in 2013.