This report is a contribution from Lars Hansen, a member of the Board of Directors for Bluegrass Music Denmark. After a lifetime of organizing concerts in Denmark, and bringing European and US bands to Copenhagen, Arne Sørensen has retired as chair
Bluegrass At Large
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Welcome Denver Rose Farrar!
Cody Farrar, guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter with Breaking Grass, and his wife, Amanda, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Denver Rose Farrar was born in Tupelo, MS on November 24 at 9:21. p.m. She arrived almost four
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Welcome Alistair Burie!
Nate Burie, former mandolinist with Special Consensus, and his wife, Rachel, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Alistair John Burie made a surprise appearance on November 22 at 3:30 a.m. more than two months early. His birth weight was
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Introducing the new Paige Pro Capo
Paige Capos have been made by the Paige family in Michigan for 33 years, providing quality, cost-effective, American-made capos to the fretted stringed instrument world since 1988. Now they are preparing to introduce a new model, the Paige Pro, with a
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Doyle Lawson presented with Bill Monroe mandolin replica
David Harvey presents Doyle Lawson with a Bill Monroe Hall of Fame Gibson F5 - photo by Styx Hicks When Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver played their final show at Nashville's Station Inn on November 27, David Harvey with Gibson Mandolins was
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Help with final expenses for Jason Moore
Jason Moore - photo by Deb Miller/ B Chord Photography Following the unexpected passing of Jason Moore, veteran bluegrass performer and bassist with Sideline, family and friends have established a pair of funds to assist his family with final expenses. As some of
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Banjolit gift package will benefit ETSU bluegrass students
BanjoLit, the banjo accessory company in the Czech Republic, has put together a gift package for holiday shoppers that will benefit students in the ETSU Bluegrass, Country & Old Time Music program. The package includes a BanjoLit T-shirt, sticker, and Musician's
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D’Addario introduces Nexxus 360 headstock tuner
D'Addario has announced a new compact headstock tuner, loaded with features. Their Nexxus 360 is also their first ever rechargeable tuner, making concerns about keeping batteries handy obsolete. The Nexxus 360 also offers a lighted full color display on a circular
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Congratulations Ben and Cassie!
Ben and Cassie Wright (11/13/21) - Chelsea Paige Photography Ben Wright of Henhouse Prowlers and Cassie Brooks of Fox Crossing Stringband were married on November 13 in Beaufort, SC. The couple met at the Naperville Bluegrass Festival in 2014. Ben was attending
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Béla Fleck Bluegrass Heart Gold Tone banjo on its way
For years banjo players have drooled over Béla Fleck's 1937 RB-75 conversion banjo, the one that he has played since 1982. It's a beautiful instrument, and helped cement his sound into every banjo picker's brain through his landmark 1988 release,