Author: Richard Thompson

Introducing The Back Room 

At a time when we, rightly, acknowledge the multi-decade anniversaries of venues, such as Nashville’s Station Inn, The Ark (Ann Arbor),…

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On This Day #47 – JD Crowe live in Tokyo

On this Day ….. On April 18, 1979, JD Crowe and the New South played at the Kosei Nenkin Sho Hall…

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The Winding Stream .. at the Carter Family Fold

The Carter Family Fold along A.P. Carter Highway, north of Hiltons, Virginia, will present a special screening of Beth Harrington’s documentary…

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Cullen’s Bridge introduces My Daddy’s Grass

Rebel Records recently announced that the label had signed Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge, from the musically rich area of Lowgap,…

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On This Day #46 – The Stanley Brothers in London

On this Day ….. On March 11, 1966, the Stanley Brothers made their one and only appearance in England, at the…

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Drusilla Adams Smith passes

Drusilla Adams Smith passed away on December 13, 2015. Drusilla Adams is best known for her association with Blue Ridge Records….

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LeRoy Mack settles down 

LeRoy “Mack’ McNees is well-known for playing dobro with the Country Boys (later the Kentucky Colonels), and for his appearances on…

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On This Day #45 – Charlie Moore recordings to Starday

On this day …. On February 5, 1959, Starday Records purchased the masters to Charlie Moore’s recordings No Grave (Is Gonna…

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A Life of Sorrow in Arizona 

“Ask me about the Stanley Brothers.” That is the legend on the pocket of Gary Reid’s crisp, white shirt. So, did…

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Travers Chandler and Steven Dowdy link up

Not long ago mandolin player Travers Chandler announced that he was dis-banding his group Avery County and starting a new band…

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