Balsam Range with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble - photo by Mike Duncan Photography Granted, one might consider a billing of bluegrass and small orchestra as an unlikely combination. And who could blame you? On the other hand, as Balsam Range
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Tom Nechville opens Banjos West in Sisters, Oregon
Tom Nechville, banjo innovator and founder, designer, and builder of the pioneering Nechville banjos, has found the perfect activity since leaving the company in the hands of his trusted staff in Minnesota. He's opened a banjo shop in Sisters, OR
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Video Premiere: All Dressed Up from David Parmley
Recently David Parmley invited The 615 Hideaway into his home to record a music video for his current single with the label, All Dressed Up. Bluegrass fans may recall that when 615 Hideaway first launched, it was as a video platform,
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Fundraising efforts for Al Ras Bluegrass Association in Spain
Our friends with the Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association in Barcelona are hosting a raffle this year to raise money for their various efforts to spread the word about bluegrass and traditional music along the northern Mediterranean
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Red Mountain Wine from Benson
Mountain Home Music has released another track from their upcoming duo project for Benson, the husband and wife team of Wayne Benson and Kristin Scott Benson. Both perform regularly with top touring acts in bluegrass, Kristin on banjo with The
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Canada’s The Local Group takes a worldly view
The Canadian bluegrass band that calls themselves The Local Group describes their approach to making music somewhat broadly. "Our sound has been described as 'tight and zany'," says the band's mandolin player Justin Vilchez. "We try to really be dynamic in
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Video Premiere – A Little Bit of Bluegrass from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Pinecastle Records has produced a music video for the latest single from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. In keeping with their string of songs about the music we all love, Lorraine and crew perform A Little Bit of Bluegrass, which
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Losing Time – Route 3
Route 3 of Purdy, MO has been receiving steady recognition for their firm stamp on contemporary bluegrass music. Their second release, Losing Time, on Pinecastle Records places even more emphasis on that originality. Ten of the album's eleven songs were written by
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Billie Burton Daniel of WBT Briarhoppers passes
Billie Burton Daniel, who joined the North Carolina Briarhoppers in 1936 as "Little Billie Briarhopper," died on October 1, 2022, at the age of 98. Willie (Billie) Elisabeth Burton Daniel was born on March 8, 1924. She took to singing
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Infamous Stringdusters at The Salvage Station in Asheville
Infamous Stringdusters at The Salvage Station - photo © Bryce Lafoon When The Infamous Stringdusters played The Salvage Station in Asheville, NC on September 30, Bryce Lafoon of Lighshifter Studios was on hand with his cameras. He shared these images from the