Brent Rochester has been involved in bluegrass Gospel music for most of his life, growing up singing and picking his banjo with The Rochesters. His parents, Harold and Joyce Rochester, launched their family band many years back, which still continues
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Restarted Naperville Bluegrass Festival a go for 2022
Back in 2019, Kim and Joyce Kraemer had a terrific idea to restart the Naperville Bluegrass Festival, which had a popular run in Illinois under Terry and Jan Lease from 1986 to 2014. The Kraemers booked the same location, the
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Bandcamp music platform acquired by Epic Games
The popular music marketing platform, Bandcamp, a favorite of independent artists of all types, has been acquired by Epic Games, a leader in the online gaming world, it was announced yesterday. Autonomous music makers have been devoted to Bandcamp since its
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Quiet Country Town video from Wildfire
Pinecastle Records has released a new music video for Quiet Country Town, their current single from Wildfire, a talented group of bluegrass veterans led by singer/songwriter Robert Hale of West Virginia. With Hale on guitar and lead vocals, the band consists
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Mac Martin passes
The first-generation bluegrass lead singer, guitar picker, and band leader from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, William (Bill) Dermot "Mac Martin" Colleran passed away on Monday morning, February 28, 2022. He was 96 and would have been 97 on April 26th. He built quite
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California Report: Pete Hicks from Central Valley Boys
Pete Hicks is a California multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle and mandolin and sings in bands in and around the Central Coast and Central Valley. He plays old-school traditional styles for bands such as the Central Valley Boys and Bean Creek,
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Win an Opry Fan Experience with Darin & Brooke Aldridge
In honor of their current single, Grand Ole Circle, Darin & Brooke Aldridge are giving away a special Grand Ole Opry experience for two lucky fans. And it is easy to enter online. When the Aldridges next appear on the Opry
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Special Consensus live on WDVX Blue Plate Special
The Blue Plate Special, a free midday showcase for live music offered five days a week by Knoxville radio station WDVX, has become a venerable tradition in this music-centric city. No matter whether the artists are established or up-and-coming, the
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On The Wind – new single and video from Buster Sledge
Buster Sledge is an adventurous modern bluegrass trio based in Oslo, Norway, who bring a unique voice to our music from the Oslofjord. Consisting of a Californian and two Norwegians, the three first met in an online bluegrass comment forum
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From The Side of the Road… jamming etiquette with Mr. Bluegrass Manners
Mr. Bluegrass Manners has made a triumphant return, although he wouldn't put it that way because he's too well-mannered. I keep telling him that social media have made it okay to brag now. We live in a time of posts