Mercury Classics has released The Impostor, a new project from Béla Fleck, including a pair of long-form Fleck compositions recorded with the Nashville Symphony and the Brooklyn Rider quartet. The Impostor is a concerto for banjo in three movements, performed with the symphony,
Author: John Lawless
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Thornpipe from Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon has a new single, Thornpipe, a driving banjo tune written and performed by Andy Thorn. It's the second in a set of four new tracks to be pre-released in collaboration with Colorado's Breckenridge Brewery. Free download codes are available in
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New grandbaby for Blake and Kimberly Williams
Big congratulations go out to former Blue Grass Boy Blake Williams, and his wife Kimberly of East Public Relations, on the birth of their third grandchild. Aiden Blake Cantrell, first child for their daughter Alicia and her husband, Houston Cantrell, was born August
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Debut single from The Rigneys
Dark Shadow Records has released a first single to radio from Double Or Nothing, their first project for The Rigneys - and their first project ever! The label is a new venture from Stephen Mougin, an offshoot of his successful
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2013 IBMA Award nominees
The nominees for the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced this evening in Nashville. Awards will be presented on September 26 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC. Here are the nominees and recipients as provided by
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Mountain Girl from Lou Reid & Carolina
Lou Reid & Carolina have released a video clip from their 20th Anniversary live DVD, recorded live last December at the Down Home in Johnson City, TN. The concert was captured for both an audio CD and DVD release, with the
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IBMA Awards nominations live online
This evening, the International Bluegrass Music Association will announce the nominees for their 2013 awards at a 6:00 p.m. (EDT) press conference in Nashville. The press conference, and the concert to follow, will be available as a live video stream from
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Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
Say that three times fast... Compass Records has just announced the October 1 release of a new solo project from Punch Bothers banjoist Noam Pikelny. And it's quite a departure from his prior album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail,
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Arrangements for Bobby Slone
A quick update on the death of long-time fiddler and bass player Bobby Sloan, who died on August 12 from rectal cancer at 77 years of age. Knowing of the seriousness of his health, Bobby Slone had previously requested that at
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Cory Piatt to Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys have announced that Cory Piatt, a young mandolinist from Tennessee, will join their band. Piatt has been performing of late with Kenny & Amanda Smith, and had released a strong debut solo project, Daydreams, late in