Members of North Carolina-based bluegrass/gospel group Harvest Wind were en route to a show in Missouri this past Friday (5/25) when their van was struck from behind, sending the vehicle into the path of a tractor trailer. The accident occurred
Bluegrass At Large
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Find a gig, find a picker
Here's a quick link to check out. TheBluegrassMusician.com is a relatively new website designed to bring bluegrass musicians together in an online network. The site is especially targeted at bands looking for a musicians, or musicians looking for a band. You
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Grisman sues…everyone
We recently told you about the law suit filed by David Grisman's Dawg Music (Acoustic Disc) label against online video sharing site YouTube.com. It appears that's not the only lawsuit he's filed recently. He's also suing Universal Music Group and
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Review of Bluegrass: A History by Neil V. Rosenberg
I've just posted a review of Neil V. Rosenberg's book Bluegrass: A History on my blog. This book, fist published in 1985 and reissued in a twentieth anniversary edition offers a scholarly and interesting view of the development of
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Indie Acoustic Project honors Jim VanCleve
Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve was recently honored by the Indie Acoustic Project when his solo album, No Apologies, was awarded Album of the Year in the Roots Music Category. No Apologies is on the Rural Rhythm Records label. Here's the
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New classic acoustic guitars debut from Recording King
Recording King has announced the launch of a new series of acoustic, dreadnaught guitars based on the designs of the heralded pre-war flattops. These three new families of guitars (Classic, Contemporary and Historic) will be introduced sequentially, starting with the
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Lisa Manning releases Bluegrass Fiddle CD
Lisa Manning, originally from Burlington, North Carolina, has just released her debut fiddle CD entitled "Gravel Road." The CD features many all-star musicians including: Aubrey Haynie, Andy Leftwich, Daniel Grindstaff, Marty Raybon, Cia Cherryholmes, Blake Shelton, Molly Skaggs, and more!
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Bluegrass Booth at CMA
Recently I posted about the CMA's annual music festival and the bluegrass artists that would be present this year. I briefly mentioned the bluegrass booth run by Dave Burley at the Fan Fest. I emailed Dave to ask him a
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EBMA winners announced
This past weekend saw the awarding of the prizes for European bluegrass bands at the European World of Bluegrass festival, and we are delighted to see that G2, a young Swedish band we recommended to you all last fall, came
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Lonesome River Band concert video online
Sammy Shelor has just posted some live video clips on the Lonesome River Band web site, shot this past March at the Moncton High School in Moncton, NB. The video was shot by an audience member with a handheld camera,