Based in Lyon, France, Roots & Drive maintains an ethos that's true to their name. Formed in 2015, the band bases their sound on traditional bluegrass precepts, while adding a modern approach that infuses energy and their own originality into
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The Holly Bears a Berry video from Cup O’Joe
Irish grassers Cup O'Joe have released a music video for one of the songs on their new Christmas EP, Christmas Kin. The group includes siblings Benjamin, Ruben, and Tabitha Agnew of Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland, along with Tabitha's husband, David
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IBMA and IBMA Trust Fund pass resolution honoring Sonny Osborne
Sonny Osborne at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival in 1987 - photo by Barry Bower The Boards of Directors of both the International Bluegrass Music Association and the IBMA Trust Fund have adopted a joint resolution honoring the late Sonny Osborne. A
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Short Life of Trouble: The Legend of G.B. Grayson
Germain Media and Appalachian Memory Keepers have completed their film on G.B. Grayson, the blind, old time fiddler that some contend is the father of contemporary old time music, much as Bill Monroe was of bluegrass. Some think of him
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Letting Go Now from Carley Arrowood
Here's one we missed somehow when it was released last month, a new single from Carley Arrowood on Mountain Home Music. The young fiddler and singer/songwriter from North Carolina is already a seasoned bluegrass veteran, having toured and recorded with Darin
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From The Side of the Road… Christmas fun with predictive text
I'll admit to being a stickler for correct lyrics, probably to an annoying degree. Or at least I'm that way about lyrics for which there's a known author. For songs that made their way across the Atlantic in the 19th
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A Song For Christmas from Jackson Hollow
Mountain Fever Records has released a Christmas single for Vancouver's Jackson Hollow, a new holiday song written by Lynda McKillip, Tom McKillip, and Gord Maxwell called A Song For Christmas. The song is played in the group's trademark style, a contemporary
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Deering introduces Jens Kruger signature banjo strings
The Deering Banjo Company has announced the introduction of a signature banjo string made especially to the specifications of master banjo player, Jens Kruger. A Swiss native, Jens came to the United States with his brother, Uwe, after launching a professional
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Darrius Flowers wins emerging artist grant
The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded teenage multi-instrumentalist, Darrius Flowers, of Pilot Mountain, NC, a $5,000 grant for emerging artists. Known for his fiddle work, the 18-year-old also plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. He sings and dances as well. Darrius
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Alex Miller joins Rhonda Vincent for Christmas in Branson
This past weekend, Rhonda Vincent had a number of special guests join her on stage during her Christmas in Branson shows at The Mansion Theatre for the Performing Arts in Branson, MO. Josh Shilling was on hand to share Christmas cheer,