Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a report on this weekend's Remington Ryde Festival in Pennsylvania - and a return of the Blooper Reel.
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Toogaroo – Covered Grass
It's always difficult to know what to expect when you hear that a bluegrass band is made up of people who have no background in bluegrass music. Will the album simply be covers of old classics? Pop music with banjo? Or,
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Infamous Stringdusters do Richmond
There was a big crowd for the final event in the Friday Cheers series on Friday, June 28 in Richmond, VA. The series is produced by Venture Richmond and they hosted some great shows earlier in the summer with groups
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Second Time Around – Jason Davis
If you've caught a Junior Sisk show this past few years, or heard his last two records, you know what a blistering banjo picker he has in Jason Davis. This month, at the age of 23, Davis is seeing his second
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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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Pilot Of A Steam Powered Aereo-Plain
If you're a fan of the music of John Hartford - and I know there are a lot of you out there - you may want to have a look at Pilot Of A Steam Powered Aereo-Plain, a new book by
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Arthel’s Guitar – Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence will always be known for his 25 years as accompanist and flatpicking partner to the legendary Doc Watson. Not a bad item to have on your resumé. But Jack was already a noted guitarist when Doc took him on
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Competitions at Telluride 2013
From the daily lineup of workshop style sets in the town's Elks Park, to the tweener song performances throughout the main stage band turnovers, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is vibrant with outlets to fill all your bluegrass cravings. Two of
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Candi Sawyer and the Jenny Brook Festival
If you've ever worked a bluegrass festival, as a volunteer or on staff, you know how much work is involved. There are many hours of pre-planning to be done in the months before the event, and a flurry of activity
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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