Author: Richard Thompson

Having a coffee with…… Becky Buller

Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well…

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Don’t Give Up Your Day Job – a Quiz

From the very beginning playing bluegrass music has been a very precarious job, even for the very, very talented. Bill Monroe…

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On This Day #30 – Country Gazette Live

On This Day …. On May 27 1985, a re-united version of Country Gazette was filmed live in Kyoto, Japan, recording…

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On This Day #29

…return to page 1 In 1962, Wiseman played at Carnegie Hall on a bill headlined by Johnny Cash; Wiseman earned top…

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On This Day #28 – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s first show

On This Day …………… On May 10, 1979 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver played their first public performance at Buddy’s Bar-B-Que in…

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American Drive Releases adaptation of Abraham Lincoln Favorite

During the past three years there have been many commemorations of the War between the States, noting its 150th anniversary, and…

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Joe Zauner to Patent Pending

Washington, DC area banjo player Joe Zauner has joined Patent Pending. Zauner, who has been playing banjo since 1973, is like…

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Having a Coffee with ……. Joe Walsh

Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well…

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The Story Behind the Song – Singing As We Rise

Joe Newberry was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and grew up in Boone County, Missouri. His songwriting has the same clean,…

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Lester Flatt to be celebrated at MerleFest

The 100th anniversary of Lester Flatt’s birthdate is on June 19 this year and many residents of his home town, Sparta,…

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