Wonderful news from the great Allen Mills. The Lost and Found bass player and vocalist this past 42 years is resting comfortably at home recuperating from a second back surgery in the past 6 months. And at 78 years of age,
Miscellaneous bluegrass news
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Harry Clark – 2nd luckiest mandolinist alive?
If it wasn't for Caleb Lindsey taking a chain saw to the face on Saturday and coming through it with just a scar, we might be talking about Volume Five's Harry Clark as the world's luckiest mandolinist. Imagine returning to your car
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Caleb Lindsey – luckiest mandolinist alive
Can you imagine anything more frightening than learning that someone you care about has suffered an accident with a chain saw bucking up and striking them in the face? Every image that comes to mind is too gruesome to consider. And
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Pass the hat for Annie Nice
That's the title of a GoFundMe page set up to benefit Annie Nice, a prominent member of the music community in Raleigh, NC. Bluegrass artists and fans will recognize Annie as the long time manager of Tir Na Nog, an Irish
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Flatt & Scruggs mural at Bluegrass Island
Work continues on the Bluegrass Island store in Manteo, NC ahead of its scheduled opening on March 1. Located across the road from the site where the annual Bluegrass Island festival is located on the beach, the store will serve as
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Studio sneak peek from Feller & Hill
No... it's not an early April Fools. It's just Tom Feller of Feller & Hill entertaining himself in the studio while the snow was falling last week. Tom shared this video as a sneak peek of their next single. OK.... so that's
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Steve Gulley recovering from surgery
While much of the eastern United States had another snow day yesterday, Steve Gulley made a trip to a surgery center to have his gall bladder removed. The surgery had been scheduled in advance and went well. He was able to
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More good news from Blake Johnson
Friends and fans all over the US were shocked last week to learn that Blake Johnson, former member of IIIrd Tyme Out and Grasstowne, had undergone open heart surgery, after suffering a stroke. What makes this such a noteworthy event
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Tim Newby talks Baltimore Bluegrass
Country music and bluegrass music has been the subject of favorable treatment by academics with the International Country Music Conference (ICMC) and the Birthplace of Country Music, Bristol, TN/VA, being two of many organisations that stage seminars that present talks
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Dollywood auditions postponed for snow
Following the big weather news this week, it seems clear that a great many of our readers will have snow to deal with over the next few days. And as always, the southeastern US is unequipped to deal with blizzard