Author: Richard Thompson

The Churchmen release new CD

Bluegrass Gospel favorites, The Churchmen, have released their brand new album, Mercy Road, on Mountain Fever Records. After a hiatus extending…

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Salmon and Ale make Good Combination

Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado has announced a link-up with jam grass band Leftover Salmon, also from Colorado. The arrangement facilitates the…

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IBMM wins Kentucky Governor’s Arts Award

The Kentucky Arts Council has recognized Owensboro’s International Bluegrass Music Museum for maintaining an environment in which people can discover bluegrass…

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On This Day # 15 – Richard Underwood

On This Day …. On July 14, 1956, Richard Underwood was born in Seabrook, Maryland. The 57 year old is best…

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Furman Wilson passes

Furman Roger Wilson, a founding member of the Primitive Quartet, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 2, at the age of…

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The Story Behind the Song – Three Days in July (Part 2)

On Monday, July 1, we posted part one of the story behind the song Three Days in July. In the course…

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The Story Behind the Song – Three Days in July

On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg – July 1– 3, 1863 – it is timely to look at…

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Fine Times at Fletcher’s House – Fletcher Bright and Bill Evans

Subtitled Fiddle and Banjo from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Fine Times at Fletcher’s House, featuring the fiddle of Fletcher Bright and the…

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On This day #14 – Joe Val

On this day ….. On June 25, 1926, Joe Val was born. Joseph Valiante, shortened to Joe Val by Tex Logan,…

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Kenny Sloas passes

Kenny Sloas, banjo player with the Sloas Brothers band and the Dixie Play Boys, passed away on Thursday morning, June 20….

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