Author: Richard Thompson

Sunday Morning Revelations – A Room for Jesus

Tom Travis is a long-standing and very well respected member of the British bluegrass music fraternity. He is also a practicing…

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Young Uns #3 – Marteka and William Lake

William and Marteka Lake are, as young uns, unusual in that they have received a lot of press already. They are…

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The Story Behind the Song – Cloud of Dust

Cloud of Dust was written John Cloyd Miller, the vocalist, mandolin and guitar player for Red June (now with Zoe &…

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Songwriter Profile – Dave Carroll

Dave Carroll was born August 7, 1964, in Ashland, Kentucky. Although Carroll was always fascinated with music, he didn’t learn to…

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On This Day #32 – Lester Flatt Centennial

On This Day …. On June 19, 1914, Lester Flatt was born in Duncan’s Chapel, in Overton County, Tennessee. Had he…

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Gospel Choices #3 – Jon Weisberger

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

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Powerful: Bill Monroe Remembered to debut

“Powerful” is the word that Bill Monroe, in his Kentucky drawl, used to describe anything that was particularly good and pleasing…

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On This Day #31 – The Churchmen

On This Day …………. June 8, 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of The Churchmen, a bluegrass Gospel band…

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James Alan Shelton: Career Overview 

One of the most respected and loved bluegrass musicians of any era, James Alan Shelton, passed away earlier this week (during…

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Jerry Sullivan passes 

Jerry Sullivan of the famous traditional bluegrass Gospel group, The Sullivan Family, passed away at his home on Saturday May 31….

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