Austin Scelzo, fiddler with Rock Hearts and On The Trail, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2023 Connecticut Art Hero award. Since 2016, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development has selected award winners from all across the
Author: John Lawless
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High Country Holiday from Andy Thorn
Andy Thorn, banjo player with Leftover Salmon, is also getting into the Christmas music this year with a new album of seasonal tunes called High Country Holiday. Taking advantage of his recent social media attention attracting foxes with his banjo
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Online guitar workshop with Jake Workman
Jake Workman with Ricky Skaggs at the 2023 Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival - photo by Nate Dalzell Jake Workman, the superb flatpick guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, will be offering a four-week online course on bluegrass guitar next month through
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Jacob Wright to Mike Mitchell Band
Virginia banjo picker Jacob Wright, who has spent the past several years working with Larry Sparks, has announced that he will be leaving the Lonesome Ramblers at the end of this year. He tells us that working with Sparks has been
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CMH Records releases Osborne Brothers Bluegrass Concerto digitally
CMH Records has announced the initial digital release of a classic Osborne Brothers album, Bluegrass Concerto, from 1979. This album was extremely popular in its day as it was the second of only two all-instrumental album from Bobby and Sonny Osborne,
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Wasting the Silence from Mei Lin Heirendt
California fiddler and vocalist Mei Lin Heirendt, currently performing with Broken Compass, has a new single releasing today. This young artist has been generating a good bit of notice of late, being selected this past three years to participate in
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CBA to host Earl Scruggs 100th birthday tribute in Bakersfield
West coast grassers will have a chance to celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs in a special tribute show on January 6 in Bakersfield, CA, produced by the California Bluegrass Association in partnership with the Guitar Masters
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Winter Warm from Few Miles South, with Michael Cleveland
Few Miles South is an interesting outfit, one that exists in more than a single realm. Based on the talents of Georgia-raised multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer Blake English, and highly skilled vocalist Tori Lund from Los Angeles. When they perform
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Monroe Crossing Christmas tour begins this week
Bluegrass fans in the Upper Midwest have several chances to catch some special holiday music this next two weeks when Monroe Crossing takes their annual Christmas tour through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Billed as A Bluegrass Christmas with Monroe Crossing, the shows
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Bailey Moore to Kevin Prater Band
The Kevin Prater Band has announced Bailey Moore as their newest member, joining the group on bass. At only 19 years of age, Bailey brings a surprising amount of experience to his new role, along with a serious bluegrass pedigree. A