Doug Eyink, director of the Alternative Strings program in Centerville, OH, and a life long bluegrass banjo player, passed away on March 3 following an lengthy battle with colon cancer. He was 51 years of age. Doug served as the orchestra
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Lonely – new single from Irene Kelley
Irene Kelley has released a new single today, one she wrote with Mark Irwin called Lonely, on her own IRK Records. If past history is any indication, you can expect this one to rise rapidly on the bluegrass radio charts. This
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The School of Bluegrass with Doyle Lawson… a prank on Little Roy
My banjo picking friend of lots of years has a two subject inquiry, and what I consider a huge compliment... Howdy Doyle! I'd like to share something with you that you may not be aware of: Jimmy Martin once told me
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In The Heat of the Battle from the Brent Rochester Family
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