I stopped in to see an old friend today, but he wasn't there. His car was parked next to his little log cabin. The snow on the roof and the drifts on the ground were almost touching as we
Bluegrass At Large
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“born again” songs
I love to hear new songs,but i really flip when i hear an old traditional tune with a new spin. I still believe the most beautiful melodies ever written are hymns from the 1700's. We always try to include at
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Even more bluegrass art
Thanks to one of readers, who pointed out yet another artist who uses musical - and often bluegrass - themes in their work. The artist is Karen Cannon, and she offers prints, posters, cards and even coffee mugs using her original
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Copyright Royalty Board upholds new rates
We've followed the news of the CRB's recent copyright royalty decision very closely here on Bluegrass Today. You can read those posts in the related posts link section at the bottom of the post. The new fee structure was opposed by
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The Largest Gospel Bluegrass Singing in the Country
The largest gospel bluegrass singing in the country is coming to Spartanburg, SC on May 25th & 26th of 2007. This singing is unique in the fact that the groups will be singing 80% gospel & 20% secular. This is
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Noam Pikelny interview on UKBluegrass.com
UKBluegrass.com has just published a lengthly post in which they interview banjo player Noam Pikelny. Noam was in the UK teaching at the Sore Fingers bluegrass instructional camp when they conducted the interview. If you are interested in Noam's participation with
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Customs regulations could affect bluegrass
Much ado has been made recently about a potential restriction on the import/export of particular woods used in the construction of musical instruments. The restrictions come in the form of a number of proposals before the CITES (Convention on International
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Jayme Stone’s Banjo Travelogue – part 3
In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -
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Little Ricky on YouTube
Here's a fun video clip which has made the rounds on the Internet a number of times. It features a seven year old Ricky Skaggs performing with Flatt & Scruggs on their television program. He sings Ruby and plays his
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More bluegrass art – from Scoot
Brance has posted a number of times recently about artists who have bluegrass music as a recurring theme in their work. Earlier this week we found another, William H. "Scoot" Dryden, Jr., whose large oil paintings are far more abstract than