Ben Eldridge, legendary banjo player and co-founder of the equally legendary Seldom Scene, passed away of natural causes on Sunday evening, Apil 14, 2024, aged 85. Benjamin 'Ben' Eldridge was born in Richmond, Virginia, on August 15, 1938. His early Influences
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Field Guide – My Brother’s Keeper
My Brother's Keeper is best defined not by their output, but rather by their expression. Based in Cincinnati, they eschew any stereotypical sound and lean instead on mood and melody. The band — which consists of brothers Benjamin, Titus, and Joshua
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Musicians sought for production of Bright Star
We heard yesterday from Gary Reid, who alerted us to the fact that a new production of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical, Bright Star, is going to be staged next month in Bedford, VA. The Little Town Players in
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The Banks Are Covered in Blue from Laurie Lewis
Another single from west coast bluegrass superstar Laurie Lewis' next album, Trees, is available this week, one she wrote with her fiddler Brandon Godman called The Banks Are Covered in Blue. All Brandon planned to do was put together a lovely
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More photos from the 2024 Highfalls Fiddlers’ Convention
Dance competition at the 2024 Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock Nick Hancock has shared this gallery of images he took during last weekend's Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention in Robbins, NC. Thanks Nick!
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Just Beyond from Rick Lang and Barry Abernathy
Billy Blue Records has announced a new, all-gospel album with noted bluegrass songwriter Rick Lang. Titled Blue Collar Gospel, the project unites new Lang compositions with some of the top vocalists in bluegrass, as we hear on the first single,
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Calton and Hoffee Cases to merge
The two top manufacturers of high quality musical instrument flight cases, Calton and Hoffee, have announced plans for a merger. Calton, whose molded fiberglass cases are made in Austin, TX, and Hoffee, who make their carbon fiber cases near Chicago,
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Yellow Line from Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road have released a new single, the title track of their just-released album with Pinecastle Records, Yellow Line. Purcell has reformed his group as he prepares to graduate from the Berklee College of music, and
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Special programs at the Earl Scruggs Center in 2024
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC, a museum and social center commemorating the contributions of the region's most famous native, has opened a new exhibit, Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in His
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Photos from the 2024 Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival
Russell Moore at the 2024 Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival - photo © Brad Holbrooks Edgar Loudermilk shared a wealth of photos from his Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival, held earlier this month in Georgia. They were taken by Brad Holbrooks of Brad's