Lisa Jacobi has shared another of her anthropological explorations, this time featuring Chris Jones.
Bluegrass Today Profiles
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Artist2Artist – Ron Block
Ron Block is best known as a member of the band Alison Krauss and Union Station. Individually, he has carved out a solid career as a singer-songwriter. Bluegrass Today contributor Lisa Jacobi spoke with Ron when they both attended an
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On This Day #23 – Carter Stanley passes
On This Day ....... On December 1, 1966, Carter Stanley passed away in Bristol Memorial Hospital, Bristol, Tennessee. He was just 41 years old. Carter Stanley, guitarist and lead singer in the Stanley Brothers band, was born at Big Spraddle Creek, Dickenson
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Artist2Artist – Jamie Dailey
Jamie Dailey is one half of the award winning bluegrass music group Dailey & Vincent. Individually he has been nominated numerous times and won Entertainer of the Year and Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year. For the first of what will
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On This Day #21 – Carroll County Ramblers
On This Day ….. On November 4, 1972, the Carroll County Ramblers - Dottie Eyler (vocals / guitar), Chris Warner (banjo), Leroy Eyler (mandolin), Bonnie Young (bass), Dave Lightcap (fiddle) – recorded two tracks Heather's Reels and Ole Joe at Ken
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On This Day #20 – Samantha Bumgarner
On This Day .............. On October 31, 1878, the first lady of the old-time banjo music Samantha Bumgarner was born. Sarah Samantha Biddix, to give her maiden name, was born, according to her death certificate, in "Tennessee", on Halloween during the same
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Having a Coffee with ……………. Amanda Smith
This is the seventh in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Amanda Smith started singing
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Alan Jackson talks bluegrass with Daniel Mullins
Some of my earliest memories of listening to music are sitting in the minivan with my mom and sister, singing Little Bitty to the top of our lungs (and yelling "COKE!" when it came to the part about a "six pack of
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The Relevant Roots of the Legendary Alice Gerrard
This profile of and interview with Alice Gerrard is a contribution from noted bluegrass songwriter, Louisa Branscomb, who also reviewed Gerrard's current release, Bittersweet, for Bluegrass Today. You can find out more about her music and songwriting clinics online. What's the Kitchen Got
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Having a Coffee with…… Ronnie Prevette
This is the next installment in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Our guest today