On This Day …. On July 14, 1956, Richard Underwood was born in Seabrook, Maryland. The 57 year old is best known for his hard-driving banjo playing for the Johnson Mountain Boys, that great neo-traditional band of the 1980s. Underwood first experienced bluegrass
Author: Richard Thompson
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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 71. The Primitive Quartet was originally founded in 1973 by two sets of brothers—Furman and Norman Wilson, and Larry and
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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 of compiling the feature Mark Simos, one of the co-writers, mentioned that he had spoken in some detail about the
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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 the story behind Three Days in July, written by Mark Simos and Jon Weisberger. The song was recorded by the
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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 banjos of Bill Evans, was released earlier this month (June 18). Recorded at 81 year old Fletcher Bright’s Tennessee mountain
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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, was a bluegrass music pioneer from New England. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, he was a relative late-comer to country music, starting to
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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. William McKinley ‘Kenny’ Sloas, 78 of Isonville, Kentucky, was born September 4, 1934. He was one of six brothers all
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Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman 2013
The line-up for each of the Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman for 2013 has been announced. The annual summer fair of bluegrass music at Nashville's famous Ryman Auditorium begins this evening, June 20, and continues weekly on Thursdays through
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Having a Coffee with ……………. Kathy Kallick
This is the fourth 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. Today we join Kathy
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Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour in Dublin
The still very busy blogger Richard Hawkins reports that WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour will be visiting Dublin, Eire, this summer. The popular American radio and TV program, presented by folksinger Michael Johnathon, will be taping a double broadcast at the