Author: Richard Thompson

The Story Behind the Song – Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne is a Scottish folk song, most commonly associated with Scottish bard Robert Burns, whose artistic legacy is celebrated…

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Tim Newby talks Bluegrass in Baltimore

Country music and bluegrass music has been the subject of favorable treatment by academics with the International Country Music Conference (ICMC)…

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The Story Behind the Song – Weeds

Weeds (Where the Flowers of Love Once Grew) was written by David Morris and Chris Dockins, two emerging song-writing talents in…

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Having A Coffee with … Tim Surrett 

This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their…

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The Hazel and Alice Sessions – Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands 

One of bluegrass music’s stalwarts is singer, songwriter and fiddle player Laurie Lewis, a main-stay among Bay Area musicians since the…

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County Sales – 50 Years On

David Freeman (right) is inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2002 by Larry Sparks and Don Rigsby…

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Bear Family Records celebrates 40 Years of Music

2015 has marked the 40th anniversary of Bear Family Records, the German-based outlet that is famous for its quality and most-often…

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Bill Keith remembered, part 2

In the spirit of yesterday’s Bill Keith remembrance, several of his fellow banjo players have shared their thoughts about Bill. Bill…

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Bill Keith remembered

As previously noted, banjo innovator Bill Keith passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015. He was 75 years old and had…

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Jimmy Maynard passes

Jimmy Maynard, a Blue Grass Boy in the early to mid-1960s, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 15, 2015, at his…

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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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