Bluegrass At Large

  • Two new instruments from The Music Link

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    The Music Link, a California company who distributes a variety of musical instrument lines, many produced in Asia, has announced two new instruments which will be of interest to bluegrass pickers. First up is the new Artist Deluxe Banjo from Recording

  • SXSW music conference

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    The 2007 SXSW (South by SouthWest) technology conference and trade show has been happening all week. The first half of the week was dedicated to video/film and related topics. Today the conference turns it's attention to the music industry. This

  • Irish bluegrass band to tour US

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    Carmel Sheerin & the Ravens invaded the US bluegrass scene last fall at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass in Nashville. Having been selected as the top European Bluegrass Band in 2005 by the European Bluegrass Music Association, this Irish group

  • Internet radio

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    Up to this point, the discussion of the royalty situation on this blog has focused on Bluegrass music, which make sense, this is Bluegrass Today. May I suggest that the problem is not just ours. There are many other styles of

  • Woodbine Opry, Woodbine, GA

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    Last night Irene and I attended the Woodbine Opry in Woodbine, GA.  This homegrown pot luck supper and bluegrass jam represents the true roots of bluegrass music.  Take a look at my full account of this delightful evening on my

  • Week One In The Death of Internet Radio.

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    It has been a week since the CRB handed down the new royility rates that Internet Radio will be subjected to in the future. For myself, this could be devestating. We at BluegrassRadio.org just cannot afford the huge increases we

  • Support Bluegrass on CMT’s Music City Madness

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    The Bluegrass Band, Buncombe Turnpike of Asheville, NC, has made it through the third round of voting on CMT's Music City Madness. We are now the last bluegrass band standing in the competition for best original song and video. Please

  • Carson Cooper passes

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    We received a note last night from David and Linda Lay, sharing the news that Carson Cooper had passed away yesterday afternoon (3/8/07). He had been battling liver cancer for quite some time, and was well known to bluegrass people

  • 1st Ann. Southwest Indiana Bluegrass Festival

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    The Southwest Indiana Bluegrass Association after only being an association for seven months will put on their first festival this October 12th thru 14th. This is a really big deal for such a small group of dedicated musicians who are