Author: Richard Thompson

The Birchmere celebrates 50th anniversary

The legendary bluegrass music listening venue in Alexandria, Virginia, The Birchmere, passed its 50th anniversary on April 4. Initially, the bar,…

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100 Years of the Martin Dreadnought guitar

The Martin Dreadnought guitar. It has been said that it has changed the face of popular music. Hank Williams had one…

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Gospel Choices #5 – Shannon Slaughter

Here’s the fifth contribution of a periodical feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This…

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50 Years of Bean Blossom

This coming Saturday – June 11, 2016 – sees the commencement of the 50th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Music…

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The Rounder Book of Bluegrass Music Trivia

How to get a head ache in just 10 minutes. “It doesn’t take that long!”, Bill Nowlin, the author of The…

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Foggy Mountain Troubadour out today

Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler a much anticipated biography by Penny Parsons is published today, Monday,…

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Young Uns #4 – Samantha Casey

Samantha Casey’s dad plays the banjo, and both her parents sing. They taught her to sing harmony around the house as…

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The Story Behind the Song – The Last Suit You Wear

The Last Suit You Wear, written by Larry Williams, Larry Shell and Kim Williams, was recorded by Larry Sparks in the…

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The Venues – The Hamilton Live

While bluegrass festivals are rightly credited as being the salvation of bluegrass music and have for decades provided the highlights for…

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Niall Toner does Nashville

The ABC TV series, that is. The current season, episode 15, (415) of the American soap series Nashville, broadcast on Wednesday,…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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