Bluegrass At Large

  • Claire Lynch Sings Crowd Favorites

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    Our UK correspondent, Richard F. Thompson, shares this review. Claire Lynch has recorded five CDs for the Rounder label previously. The latest, Crowd Favorites (Rounder 0600), consists of several songs in a 'best of' collection that in typical fashion these

  • jobeel

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    I'm 55 now and recall the days when my kin all got together to play auto harps, acordians, guitars, dulcimars and banjos. nothing was electric. sure had a fine sound

  • Staff changes at Sugar Hill

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    The Nashville office of Sugar Hill Records has some staff changes to report, effective today (11/1). Molly Nagel, who has been serving as Director of Publicity will assume the duties of Senior Director of Artist Development, offering project and marketing management

  • How are you involved with bluegrass?

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    It's time for another informal poll. This will help us get to know each other better. Just tell us what your involvement with bluegrass is. Some of you might fall in more than one category, just pick the one that's

  • Earl Brothers’ Singer Leaves The Band

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    John McKelvy, founding member of The Earl Brothers and the haunting high lonesome tenor voice on such songs as "Cluck Ol' Hen," "O Poor Betty," "Rattlesnake Poison," and many others, has announced his departure from the pioneering "hillbilly-goth" group. McKelvy broke

  • Crooked Still Runs Dry

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    The departure of Rushad Eggleston from Crooked Still is a musical tragedy. Sure, Aoife O'Donovan could be the next Alison Krauss and Dr. Liszt is so good he was chosen by The Boss over nine-thousand other banjo players for

  • Cedar Hill on Poverty Row

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    Our UK correspondent, Richard F Thompson, shares this review. Cedar Hill is renowned for its adherence to the ultra-traditional style of bluegrass and nothing much has changed with the group's switch from Hay Holler Records to the recently-formed Blue Circle Records

  • Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS New Blue Train Video!

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    Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS have been getting rave reviews of their brand new CD, What The (Niwot Records). This inspired combination takes its ingredients from the best of bluegrass, swing and modern jazz. Pete's clear ringing banjo rolls, set over