On this day …. On August 7, 1987 Emma Smith recorded tracks for her Back To The Basics LP (OHS 90206) at John Morris’s Old Homestead studio, Brighton, Michigan. It was her fourth album for the label. An excellent songwriter steeped in
Author: Richard Thompson
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Harold Mitchell passes
Harold Michell, bluegrass and old-time music DJ, and MC at Galax Old Fiddlers Convention for many years, passed away on August 5, 2020. Born near Fries, Virginia, and raised in nearby Stevens Creek, he was 82 years old. The radio first
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Unlikely Angel – The Songs of Dolly Parton coming in October
Another volume in the series, Women Composers, is the forthcoming Unlikely Angel - The Songs of Dolly Parton, to be published by the University of Illinois Press in October 2020. This is what the University of Illinois Press has to say
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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #7 – Foggy Mountain Boys on TV
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass”, we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Beginning in February 1981 when
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Having a Coffee with Nate Lee
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about a few of their interests, as well as about the music that they love. Nate Lee is a 2015 IBMA Momentum Award
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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #6 – When opportunity did NOT knock for The Bluegrass Ramblers
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass”, we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Liverpudlian Rod Davis is a
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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #5 – memories on stage
Herb Pedersen and Thierry Schoysman Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass,” we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Belgian
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On This Day #62 – Prime Cuts of Bluegrass
On this day …. On July 15, 1992, Kirk Brandenberger and his wife Becky (KBC Music, Inc.) launched Prime Cuts of Bluegrass with the release of their first CD distributed to bluegrass radio DJs, programmers, and the media. The radio marketing service
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Randy Wood: The Lore of the Luthier by Daniel Wile
Who is the most important in music? The singer, the songwriter or the luthier? All are equally so in this day and age, are they not? Perhaps in terms of books the last group isn’t as well represented as the others.
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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #4 – Jerry Stuart meets Flatt & Scruggs
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass,” we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Jerry Stuart was a teen