After a fairly lengthy absence from the bluegrass scene, Dan Tyminski began a long-awaited return to touring and recording recently, both on the road with the Dan Tyminski Band, and with the release of a Tony Rice tribute EP last
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Photos from Telluride 2023 – 50th anniversary festival
Del McCoury Band at Telluride 2023 - photo © Anthony Verkuilen These terrific photos from last weekend's Telluride Bluegrass Festival are a contribution from Anthony Verkuilen. We thank him deeply for sharing them.
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Jesse McReynolds passes (updated)
Jesse McReynolds, surely among the most consequential mandolinists, singers, and songwriters in the history of bluegrass music, died earlier this afternoon at his home in Nashville with his wife by his side. He had been in hospice care this past
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Jeff Brown shows another side of his musical personality
Bluegrass fans have recognized Jeff Brown for some time now as a bluegrass singer and songwriter, very much in the Larry Sparks, Stanley Brothers vein. Of course he served an apprenticeship with Sparks as bass player for the Lonesome Ramblers
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Thursday at Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
Williamson Branch at the 2023 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Thursday marked the start of the 51st Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. It is held at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte (pronounced Shar-lot), Michigan. Wes Pettinger took over promotion of
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Fall In Tennessee – new single from Authentic Unlimited
Billy Blue Records has released a first look at their next album for Authentic Unlimited, expected later this year, entitled So Much For Forever. This new single is a haunting, love-gone-cold ballad that shines the spotlight on John Meador's stirring tenor
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Jesse McReynolds passes (updated)
UPDATE 5:41 p.m. - Joy has just told us that Jesse passed peacefully with her at his bedside at 3:58 p.m. today. We will publish a more detailed remembrance of this pioneer and founder in the bluegrass world soon. Very sad news
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Debut Infamous Weekend coming in September
Big news for fans of The Infamous Stringdusters. A new, two-day festival headlined by the 'Dusters has been scheduled for its inaugural run in September as The Infamous Weekend near Martinsville, VA. Held at Pop's Farm, the same venue which hosts
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Hard A’Port – new single and video from Shannon Slaughter
Bluegrass singer and songwriter Shannon Slaughter has chosen a nautical theme for his latest single, with its accompanying music video. It's one called Hard A'Port which he wrote with Barry Stinson for his current Elite Circuit Records release, Ridin' Through
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John Miller, consummate sideman, passes
John Miller could do just about anything when it came to bluegrass. He played guitar, mandolin, and upright bass. He sang lead and harmony parts. He arranged, produced, and wrote. And much of the time he did it while fighting cancer