Bluegrass At Large

  • Cool Mandolins for Kids

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    Brance posted a few weeks ago about The Cool Mandolin Company, founded to promote our favorite eight-stringed instrument - particularly to young people - and the CD they produced to raise money for their work. They have now announced a new

  • Ginseng Sullivan

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    Norman Blake first made me aware of the ginseng root, via his masterful recording of the tune Ginseng Sullivan. He released the song in 1972 on the Back Home in Sulphur Springs album. Of course, Tony Rice also cut the tune

  • Howdy Folks and I’m Back

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    Just thought I'd let y'all know, as of June, and after 24 years, I am back singing and playing again with Lost Highway. We're having a blast and hope to see you around the festivals this year and

  • Strange stringed instrument

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    I found this image online over the weekend and thought I'd share it with our readers. I still haven't figured out what it is. Eight strings, a banjo like design (including the tailpiece), and a pickup system, make for an interesting

  • Runaway Freight update

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    Runaway Freight finished recording the new gospel cd. The final mix should be ready mid-September. Justin Ford says : "We are very excited about the new cd. We had a blast working with Paula Wollack. We enjoyed the hospitality of

  • From Russia with Licks

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    The Knoxville News Sentinel ran a feature on Sunday (8/12) on Cheerful Diligence, a group of young bluegrass pickers from Russia who are spending their summer in East Tennessee. The five college students are in the US as a part

  • Brit attempts banjo speed record

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    We just received a note from our friend Richard Hawkins, who operates The Bluegrass Ireland Blog, and also contributes to The European Bluegrass Blog. He wanted to let us know of the upcoming attempt to set the Guinness Book banjo

  • Roberto Dalla Vecchia heading for the US

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    Italian flatpicker Roberto Dalla Vecchia will be touring in the US later this year, performing with Mark Cosgrove and conducting workshops. He will be spending time here in November and December, and is still looking for some additional dates while

  • Otis Mtn. Music Festival

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    The Otis Mountain Music Festival will hold its fifth annual event on August 17th and 18th in Elizabethtown, NY along route 9 between the route 73 split and Elizabethtown. This festival has been moving its date and searching for