On this day … On February 13, 1973, Muleskinner - the first super group of bluegrass music - made its debut on what was the first nationally televised bluegrass music concert. The program was intended as a showcase for Bill Monroe and
Bluegrass Today Profiles
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Bononia Grass plays with an Italian flavor
Granted, Italy may have three mountain ranges within their borders — the Alps, the Apennines and the Dolomites — but even so, they have little in common with the Appalachians, the origination place of traditional bluegrass. Nevertheless, the band that
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Russ Hooper: 74 years in bluegrass music and still gigging
Russ Hooper with Speedy Krise, and with Bluestone This profile of Chesapeake region reso-guitar legend Russ Hooper is a contribution from Thomas Cook. Russ Hooper of Baltimore, Maryland is a member of the Dobro Hall of Fame, has played on over 514 recorded
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Jason Fraley returns to Deeper Shade of Blue for one last show
Jason Fraley, long time mandolinist/baritone singer with Deeper Shade of Blue, stepped down from the band at the end of 2022. He was prepping for extensive double jaw surgery, and looking to focus more on his family and his work
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Lisa Sorrell – bluegrass from leather to fabric
There is just something about Guthrie, OK and the love of bluegrass music. For Lisa Sorrell, that combination led her to become one of the finest custom shoe and boot makers in the country. It all began with her dad, Don
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Jeremiah Gilmer – One man band
With the digital age, music, including bluegrass, is being presented in a lot of different types and formats. Jeremiah Gilmer, a young southern Virginia-based graphic designer, works a day job and plays music in his spare time from his home,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Sweden’s Kings Cross Stringband
Banjo player Philip Henning and guitarist Anton Andersson have been making music together for more than a decade, but their musical journey has taken some unusual turns along the way. The two musicians now play together in a Swedish bluegrass
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California Report: Guitarist Jim Nunally
Jim Nunally is a California-based musician's musician, not so widely known despite having played extensively with many great California artists, including both the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience and John Reischman and the Jaybirds. He's a sought-after producer, and nowadays spends most
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Wyatt Ellis: Young Man, Ancient Tones
Mandolin wunderkind Wyatt Ellis from Maryville, Tennessee, had a thirteenth year full of experiences that most of us wouldn't believe if we hadn't seen his story unfold before us on social media. Highlights of 2022 for the young mandolin player
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Bluegrass Cash
Sometimes the name says it all. In the case of a band that hails from Cologne, Germany, Bluegrass Cash, there's certainly no mistaking the intent. Founder, bandleader, lead singer, and rhythm guitarist Martin Voogd, fiddler, mandolin player and harmony vocalist