Like Tony Rook's other recordings, Matters Of The Heart is chock full of contemporary original material. The Minnesota based singer/songwriter has once again put out a collection of material that a listener can engage with and connect to. On top
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Welcome Audria Jade Spencer!
Another bluegrass baby! Congratulations go out to Cole Spencer, bass player and vocalist with The King James Boys, and his wife, Jada, on the birth of their first child. Audria Jade Spencer made her appearance on June 19 at 6:56 p.m. at
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From The Side of the Road… Mr. Bluegrass Manners encore
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is offering an unprecedented "two-fer" (even though he advises me that the term "two-fer" is not considered ideal bluegrass manners, though preferable, he says, to "two-for"). The reason for this MBM encore is the flood of questions
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Outbound Plane from Jacob Jolliff
Adhyaropa Records has released a new single today for Jacob Jolliff from their upcoming album with his group, The Jacob Jolliff Band. Jolliff is a very interesting young artist, a skilled mandolinist who was the initial replacement in Yonder Mountain String Band
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2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival report
Della Mae at the 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival - photo © Frank Serio Photography I drove up to Oak Hill, New York from New York City to attend the 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Since my wife and I rented an
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2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards nominees announced
This morning in Nashville the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the nominees for their 33rd annual Bluegrass Music Awards. This yearly ritual grabs the attention of everyone in the bluegrass world, when fans, artists, labels, radio, pickers, singers, songwriters, and
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Hold On drops for Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Compass Records has a new single to share from Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, the title track of the group's upcoming album, Hold On, set to hit on September 2. Dirty Kitchen has been known for years for blending the
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Welcome Elizabeth Rose Workman!
Congratulations to Jake and Rebekkah Workman on the birth of their second child. Jake is the guitarist with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and Rebekah is a talented bluegrass fiddler. Elizabeth Rose Workman was born on July 17, coming into the
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Saturday photos and videos from Grey Fox ’22
Della Mae at the 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival - photo © Tara Linhardt Here are photos and videos that Tara Linhardt captured on Saturday at the 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. It turns out that we mixed up the Saturday
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Curly Strings receives 2022 IBMA International Band Performance Grant
Estonian grassers Curly Strings were announced today as the first recipients of the new IBMA International Band Performance Grant, designed to facilitate bands and artists from outside the United States traveling to perform at the annual World of Bluegrass convention