There has been much discussion this past few weeks about Josh Shilling, the newest member of Mountain Heart who joined the band when founding member Steve Gulley departed in late 2006. Whenever a major band makes such a prominent change
Author: John Lawless
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EWOB lineup for ’07 announced
The European Bluegrass Blog has posted the lineup of entertainers for this year's European World Of Bluegrass festival in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands. It will be held May 17-19, 2007 and includes a trade show, a performance festival, a business conference
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Double banjos on Ellen
Tony Trischka is in Los Angeles today to tape an appearance for The Ellen DeGeneres Show with banjo picking comedian/actor Steve Martin. This show is set to air on Thursday, February 8. Times vary from one market to another. They will
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Rhonda Vincent and Carrie Underwood
Here's an entry for our Celebrity Style Section on Bluegrass Today. It's a photo of Rhonda Vincent with country music sensation and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood at the Nashville Grammy Nominees party, held last week at the Loews Vanderbilt
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Build your own bluegrass song
The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, has a brand new web site, with a fun twist and a chance to win a custom built mandolin or guitar. The Trail is the state of Virginia's official tour guide for traditional
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Bluegrass photo videos on YouTube
Award-winning photojournalist Stephanie P. Ledgin has created a video montage of some of her images of bluegrass and roots music artists, and posted it on YouTube. She created two versions of the video, one with a bluegrass music track, and
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Straight From The Porch
We got a new CD recently that will appeal to folks who like to hear simple old time and folk melodies played on stringed instruments, in an unassuming, relaxed style. It's called Straight From The Porch, and comes from
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John Lawless banjo workshop in Raleigh
Our own John Lawless will be teaching a banjo workshop in Raleigh, NC on March 24. It is hosted by Banjo In The Hollow, and will be held at the Community
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Super Bowl half time show – run by a banjo picker?
Outside of bluegrass music circles, the image of banjo players is not always a complimentary one. From the frequent "Paddle faster... I hear banjo music" T-shirts, to the seemingly endless supply of banjo jokes and drooling hayseed stereotypes, you could
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Alison Krauss, John Waite on Leno
Bluegrass/country star Alison Krauss will make an appearance Monday (2/5) on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, performing with veteran British pop singer John Waite. They will sing Waite's recent re-recording of his 1984 hit, Missing You, which was redone