Gibson Brands, makers of legendary guitars, mandolins, banjos and other instruments, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, a move designed to keep the company afloat while it tries to fix its finances. The Nashville-based company, founded in 1894, will refocus on its
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Congratulations Terry and LuAnn
This past weekend, Terry Smith, bass player with The Grascals, was wed to LuAnn Adams in a private ceremony in Murfreesboro, TN. Both are long time grassers, but from opposite sides of the stage. Terry has performed in the bluegrass world
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Announcing the Mountain Fever Higher Education Scholarship
Ever since bluegrass music became a commercial entity in the 1950s, there have been industry people concerned about attracting, and maintaining, the interest of younger fans. No one buys more recorded music than those in the 18-25 demographic, and with
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders – Darling West’s Nordic Niche
Ask most Americans what they know of Norway and you’re likely to hear a few scattered responses that make reference to fjords and chillier climes. Of course that can be attributed to abject ignorance and a tendency to stereotype when
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Molly Tuttle and her Thompson guitar
Molly Tuttle is the latest bluegrass artist to tie her horse to the Preston Thompson wagon, taking delivery recently of a new Thompson D-BA custom sunburst guitar at her home in Nashville. She posted a video sharing her excitement when it
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East Of Monroe back on native sod
East Of Monroe, a bluegrass band based in Maryland and northern Virginia, has been on tour in Ireland. They have promised to send along something of a travelogue of their experiences, and here is the final installment. Hello from back in
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East Of Monroe does Dublin
East Of Monroe, a bluegrass band based in Maryland and northern Virginia, is currently on tour in Ireland. They have promised to send along something of a travelogue of their experiences, and here is the second installment. Hello from beautiful Dublin,
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East of Monroe lands in Dublin
East Of Monroe, a bluegrass band based in Maryland and northern Virginia, is currently on tour in Ireland. They have promised to send along something of a travelogue of their experiences, and here is the first installment. We arrived in Dublin
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Bluegrass-themed musical, Snow Child opens in DC on April 26
Snow Child, a new musical based on the book by Eowyn Ivey, is set to open April 26 at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Set in the unforgiving wilderness of Alaska in the 1920s, the show's music draws heavily on the lively
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders from the Land of the Rising Sun
Bluegrass Police at Rocky Top in Tokyo - photo by Naomi Gingold for WUNC It may seem odd to imagine, but bluegrass is big in Japan. Then again, it’s not all that surprising considering the fact that country music has always