In an earlier article, John Lawless detailed the relationship between Rudy Jones and Billy Samford, and Billy keeping the Rudy Jones resophonic guitar line active following Rudy's death in 2015. A few months ago I had a chance to meet
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Video Premiere: Bringing Simple Back from Daryl Mosley
Pinecastle Records has produced a music video for another of the songs on Daryl Mosley's current project, Small Town Dreamer. The song is one called Bringing Simple Back, and if you've heard any of the other music from this album, you may
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Malpass Brothers Bluegrass & Country Festival slated to become annual event
Aynsley Porchak with Tennessee Bluegrass Band at Denton FarmPark - photo Laura Tate Ridge As the new host band for this past Mother's Day weekend music festival in Denton, NC, The Malpass Brothers worked overtime to make themselves approachable and the
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Correct Me If I’m Right from Jimmy Yeary
Jimmy Yeary has made quite a splash in bluegrass music this past year, something he had hoped for as a youngster playing with his family band in Ohio. But a successful career writing country music had kept him away from
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Raymond McLain retires from Morehead State University
This article on the retirement of celebrated bluegrass educator Raymond McLain was written by Olyvia Neal, editor of The Trail Blazer, Morehead State University's student newspaper, where it first appeared. She also took the photos that accompany this piece. When Raymond McLain
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Geoff Bartley appreciation night at The Cantab in Cambridge
Bluegrass folks in and around Boston have a real treat in store on May 10, as do grassers all over the world with an internet connection, when The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA hosts a special edition of Bluegrass Tuesdays
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Big Storm – Pretty Little Goat
Hailing from the highlands of North Carolina, the euphemistically named Pretty Little Goat — Josh Carter (mandolin, vocals), J.T. Linville (bass, vocals), Jackson Dulaney (dobro, lap steel), Mallory Carter (washboard, kick drum, vocals), Owen Grooms (banjo, vocals), plus honorary member
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Day 1 at Denton FarmPark Bluegrass & Country Music Festival
After hosting the bluegrass festival at Denton FarmPark for over 40 years, bluegrass patriarch Doyle Lawson retired, and the North Carolina-based classic country band, The Malpass Brothers, are serving as new headliners, appearing daily, for the three-day music event this weekend. Karen Miller,
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Put My Little Shoes Away from Kathy Kallick and Molly Tuttle
West Coast bluegrass hero Kathy Kallick has a new single today, the first from her album, What Are They Doing in Heaven Today, a follow-up of sorts to her critically-acclaimed 2001 project, My Mother’s Voice, which featured songs Kathy had learned
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New single and authorized biography for Jussi Syren
May looks to be a banner month for Finnish bluegrass mandolinist and vocalist, Jussi Syren. The leader of Finland's top bluegrass outfit, Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, not only has a new single out today, he is looking forward to