To honor the life and music of the great Kenny Baker, Matt Glaser organized a special tribute at the Grey Fox Festival earlier this month. Billed as the Kenny Baker Grey Fox Memorial Orchestra, it featured what appears to be nine
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Darin & Brooke on TV in Charlotte
Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and their talented band, were guests Monday (7/25) on the Charlotte Today show, broadcast on WCNC in Charlotte, NC. They performed the song Wildflower, from their upcoming Mountain Home CD, So Much In Between. Brooke takes the
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John McGann at Mandolin Cafe
Mandolin Cafe takes a look at John McGann, one of the less heralded heroes of the 8 string world, in the most recent edition their recurring 10 Questions segment. McGann is a virtuoso on both mandolin and guitar, and has been
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The Travelers on WDBJ
The Bluegrass Blog posted earlier this year about the reformation of The Travelers, and their upcoming album on Patuxent Records. The band is based around noted bluegrass sidemen Norman Wright and Kevin Church, who toured with that name in the 1990s.
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Evans Media taking radio to events
Like so many folks working in the bluegrass music business, Ernie Evans wears a number of hats. Partnered with his wife, Debi, he is active as a performer, event producer and radio broadcaster. The two of them have played together for
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Charlie Cushman leaves Flamekeeper
Charlie Cushman has left his position playing banjo with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to refocus attention on his banjo set up business, and stay a little closer to home. His last show with the band was this past Thursday. In a
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Barry Scott on his future plans
We've posted a couple of times about HeartTown, the new group formed when Barry Scott left his spot in the Beachley & Scott show. Yesterday, we caught up with Barry to get some more details from him about the decision
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Oops.. here’s the Mizzones on Huckabee part 2
Oops... the video we posted yesterday of the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, which we indicated was from their second appearance on Huckabee, was actually a second song they played on the first show. Here's actual video of them from the July
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Some more photos from Bluegrass Nights
Nancy Cardwell just sent along another batch of photos from the July 14 Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman concert in Nashville where she interviewed Doyle Lawson about the legacy of Bill Monroe. The show featured performances by Sierra Hull & Highway
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Greg Luck to HeartTown
HeartTown, the new group emerging from the Beachley & Scott Band, minus Barry Scott, has announced that Greg Luck will be joining the band on fiddle and vocals. Like the other four members (Darren Beachley, Jason Leek, Shayne Bartley, Tim