Here's another debut festival launching this year. It's wonderful to see new events springing up again following the end of the pandemic shutdowns. Headin' Home Bluegrass, i.e., the Lindblom family of coastal Georgia, will be hosting the Headin' Home Fest this
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Danny Paisley diagnosed with throat cancer
Sad news to report about a beloved bluegrass artist. Danny Paisley has been diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer. He is scheduled to begin treatment shortly. Speaking earlier today with his son Ryan, we learned a bit more about Danny's situation. "After persistent illness and
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Don Rigsby on American Idol Sunday night supporting Noah Thompson
Kentucky bluegrass artist Don Rigsby is set to appear on this Sunday's American Idol broadcast, in support of a young man he knows back home, Noah Thompson, who is a finalist in this season's competition. Noah is a country singer from
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Final set of images for Gettysburg, Spring ’22
Junior Sisk at the May 2022 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Here is our final batch of photos taken by Frank Baker at the May 2022 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Thanks Frank! Until the fall...
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Jay Starling to Leftover Salmon
Jay Starling - photo by Andrew Wyatt Venerable jamgrass legends Leftover Salmon have announced the addition of Virginia reso-guitar man and vocalist Jay Starling to the group. He will also play keys and some lap steel with the Salmon If the name
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I Should Have Started Yesterday from Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive
It's single time again for North Carolina banjo legend Terry Baucom and his Dukes of Drive, the second from their upcoming album, offering another taste of their new band sound. Today it's I Should Have Started Yesterday, written by Ed Williams,
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Under The Weather from Jesse Smathers
Jesse Smathers is definitely a bluegrass man. And he comes by it naturally, with both his grandfather and his great uncle, Harold and Luke Smathers, being major contributors to traditional music in Jesse's native North Carolina. In fact, the two were
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Yet more Gettysburg Bluegrass photos from May 2022
Seldom Scene at the May 2022 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Here is another gallery of images Frank Baker took last weekend at the Spring 2022 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. One more to go!
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In Tennessee video from Bobby Giles & Texas Gales
Bell Buckle Records has released a single from Lone Star stater Bobby Giles and his band, Texas Gales. Produced in Nashville by Jim VanCleve of The Appalachian Road Show, it shows Bobby as both singer and songwriter with a sound
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Canadian duo Mama’s Broke mixes it up
Mama's Broke is a duo from Canada's Maritimes that's comprised of two devoted road warriors, Lisa Maria (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar) and Amy Lou Keeler (vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddlesticks). Their sound is borne from a traditional template that encompasses