Gary Brewer and his talented family were among those in the music industry who actually had a good year in 2020. Though marked by the passing of his father and longtime musical partner, Finley J. Brewer, Gary and his Kentucky
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SonoTone introduces Concert Series premium brass strings
SonoTone, the boutique guitar string company who specializes in high quality strings for vintage guitars, has introduced a new line. Their Concert series strings for acoustic guitar use a premium brass wrap which they find allows users to reproduce the the bright
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Welcome Colt Bailey!
This has been quite a week for bluegrass singer and songwriter Caleb Bailey - and it's not over yet. On Tuesday, he and his girlfriend, Christine Elizabeth, welcomed their first born into the world, and tomorrow (February 5), the first single
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Valerie Smith recovering at home from COVID-19
Bluegrass utility player Valerie Smith continues to recover at her home near Nashville after a bout with the coronavirus that required two overnight stays in the emergency room. Smith, 54, became ill two weeks ago, while caring for her daughter and
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Daniel Routh takes position with Turnberry Records
Turnberry Records and Management has announced that Daniel Routh of Nu-Blu has accepted a position as Director of Artist Relations and Development. Since signing Nu-Blu with the label in the spring of 2019, owner Keith Barnacastle has gotten to know Routh,
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Pinecastle to celebrate Lorraine Jordan single with a mandolin giveaway
Pinecastle Records has fun a fun way to celebrate the success of Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road's hit single, Bill Monroe's Ol Mandolin. They are teaming up with The Bluegrass Jamboree to give away a brand new Loar LM-310F mandolin, with
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Allen Dyer of Carolina Road recovering from prostate surgery
Allen Dyer, lead singer and guitarist with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road is recovering at home following prostate surgery. In June of 2020 Dyer was diagnosed with an early stage prostate cancer, and by having discovered it so soon, he had
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Ricky Skaggs receives Presidential Medal of The Arts
It is being reported by Washington, DC media that today President Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of the Arts to Ricky Skaggs in recognition of his long career in traditional country and bluegrass music. Skaggs first made an appearance in
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Tom T. Hall gets a new car for Christmas
Celebrated Nashville songwriter Tom T. Hall was surprised yesterday by his son, Dean, with a new car for Christmas. Dean, who has run Tom T. Hall Enterprises since his dad retired, showed up at Fox Hollow with a new Chevrolet Equinox
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Get your Del McCoury snowflake ornament for Christmas!
Thanksgiving weekend isn't only the official start of the Christmas season, it's also considered the time when Christmas shopping starts in earnest. With mega sales offered by a good many online and brick-and-mortar retailers, a lot of folks use this