The Bobby Maynard Family Band from Huntington, WV was named Best Bluegrass Band earlier this month at the 2023 Appalachian Arts & Entertainment Awards, held March 18 at The MACC in Prestonburg, KY. The "Appys" celebrate a wide variety of arts
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Old Baby Mackerel from England
England's Old Baby Mackerel kicked off their career in 2016 and hasn't looked back since. They quickly found a loyal following on the UK festival circuit, and then went on to tour the UK, Thailand, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and Austria. The band
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1000 Miles from Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett
Bonfire Music Group has a new single for the special project duo, Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett. It's a new song the two of them wrote called 1000 Miles. It's a moody song about being far from what means the
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New home for Midwest Banjo Camp 2023
The long running and very popular Midwest Banjo Camp will convene in a new home this year. Organizers have set plans to host the 2023 Camp at Manchester University in North Manchester, IN, located in the north central part of the
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Travelers Rest – Foreign Landers
The Foreign Landers are a musical duo consisting of husband and wife, David and Tabitha Benedict. As evidenced in their first full length release, Travelers Rest, the pair are adept at playing, singing, and writing songs within multiple genres. All but one
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Refrigerator Homemade Picture Show – Crandall Creek featuring Shannon Slaughter
Crandall Creek has a new single today, a collaboration with bluegrass singer Shannon Slaughter. It's a homey, family-oriented song fromy the band's primary songwriters, Jerry Andrews and Kathy Wigman Lesnock, which describes the love we have for our children and grandchildren,
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From The Side of the Road… more bluegrass translations
Last week I was preoccupied with another side business I have, which is the raising of prize miniature llamas (one of the llamas had gone off her feed and would eat nothing but stir-fried alfalfa pellets, and the whole thing
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Entries open for Mountain Soul contest at Bloomin’ BBQ
The 19th annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is accepting entries, held to honor the music of Dolly Parton, the most famous resident of Seviereville, TN. Dolly isn't expected to be on hand, but one never knows, and the contest is
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Teardrop Inn – from church to dive bar to Gospel Hangout
Back in 2009 there was a bluegrass song released by Tommy Webb called Teardrop Inn, which became quite popular, especially in Kentucky and West Virginia. It's a modern day bluegrass murder ballad, about a cheating husband, Bobby, who was caught
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Troy Engle to Pinecastle, with new single
Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Troy Engle, and with the signing, they have a first single to share. Troy is a native Pennsylvanian, who lived for many years in Nashville, where he performed with a