On This Day .............. On October 31, 1878, the first lady of the old-time banjo music Samantha Bumgarner was born. Sarah Samantha Biddix, to give her maiden name, was born, according to her death certificate, in "Tennessee", on Halloween during the same
Author: Richard Thompson
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Alex Campbell passes
Alex Campbell, 90, of Conowingo, Maryland, renowned bluegrass musician and disc jockey, passed away peacefully at the Conowingo Veterans Center on October 24, 2013. Alexander C. Campbell was born in Lansing, North Carolina, on May 25, 1923. He was one of
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Having a Coffee with ……………. Amanda Smith
This is the seventh in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Amanda Smith started singing
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And the winners of the Dove bluegrass awards are ……
The 44th Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards show, hosted by Amy Grant and Kirk Franklin, took place recently (Oct 15) at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the winners are ............ Dailey & Vincent with The Gospel Side of
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Donna Ulisse Celebrates CD at WSM
Donna Ulisse will celebrate the release of her new album Showin' My Roots as a guest of Charlie Mattos and Bill Cody on WSM's Coffee, Country and Cody show broadcast tomorrow Tuesday October 15, 2013, at 9:15am CT. As well as
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Jim Shumate – Bluegrass Fiddler Supreme
James Fred 'Jim' Shumate grew up hearing the sounds of his uncle playing fiddle at a neighboring farm and as his wife Naomi said, "He picked up the fiddle when he was a boy, and hasn't put it down." Born on
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Ricky Skaggs – CMA Artist-in-Residence 2013
It has been announced that Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist-in-Residence for 2013. Skaggs will present two intimate evening performances on November 18th and 19th, at 7:00 pm. The concerts will be the museum’s first
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Ramblin’ Tommy ‘Doc’ Scott passes
Tommy Scott, who worked to the self-applied motif as America's Last Real Medicine Show, passed away on Monday, September 30 of complications following injuries sustained in an automobile accident on August 10. He was 96 years old. Born in Stephens County,
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The Seldom Scene returns to the Red Fox Inn
On October 20, 2013, 100 lucky music fans will have a unique opportunity to return to the Red Fox Inn — DC's hottest bluegrass nightclub of the 1970s — to listen to the current configuration of the Seldom Scene, along
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Rural Rhythm announces more Heritage Collection Series releases
Further to our recent report regarding the establishment of Rural Rhythm's Heritage Collection Series, we have confirmation of the release of two more CDs in the series. The first two titles were released last week (September 24); one by Red Smiley