Good morning Chief! Wow, how about those storms huh? Made me think we were heading back to 2010 and the big flood here in Music City. Not to worry though, Larry just got the pontoons on the bus (which we've
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Love’s Fleeting Fire from Audie Blaylock and Redline
615 Hideaway Records has a new single for Audie Blaylock and Redline, the first from their upcoming project with the label. It furthers Audie's stated intent to preserve the sound and feel of traditional bluegrass music through new and original
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Pickin’ For Patton benefit June 26 in Georgia
Ever since banjo player Patton Wages of Volume Five suffered a stroke back in February, the bluegrass community has been sending well wishes and prayers in his direction. Fortunately, his dad, who was with him at the time, was able
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Gravity’s String from Graber Gryass
Graber Gryass is a progressive bluegrass/jamgrass band based in Memphis. They include a number of area pickers, most of whom play with other regional groups as well, who get together to perform and record songs written by Michael Graber. They have
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IBMA Foundation to raffle last available Z Mandolin
Anyone remember Z Mandolins? A couple of years ago a media executive and mandolin enthusiast named Lee Zapis set to work creating a F-5 style instrument made almost entirely of a carbon fiber composite material. He researched this as an experiment,
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Track Premiere: Chestnut Mountain from Zoe & Cloyd
Family and tradition have always been a big part of bluegrass music, and the old time Appalachian sounds that inform it. When all those elements combine in a song, along with a touch of bluegrass history, we get a message
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Stripped down Steep Canyon Rangers at The Caverns in Tennessee
With increased inoculations and safety protocols firmly at the fore, the Steep Canyon Rangers’ concert this past Sunday at The Caverns in Grundy County, Tennessee offered the promise that a real return to live music may now be more than
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Mallory Hindman to The Kevin Prater Band
The Kevin Prater Band has announced the addition of fiddler Mallory Hindman to the group. She will perform with Kevin and company at all their 2021 show dates, helping Prater continue his mission of preserving the traditional bluegrass sound. Mallory, only
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Eddie Stubbs provides music library to Glenville State College
Eddie Stubbs, longtime WSM broadcaster, voice of the Grand Ole Opry, and former fiddler and bass singer with The Johnson Mountain Boys, has made a it possible for his music library and memorabilia to reside at the Bluegrass Music Program
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Track Premiere: My Kind of Nightlife from Carley Arrowood
Mountain Home Music has a number of new releases this week, starting with a lovely country-infused bluegrass single from Carley Arrowood. Carley's debut album with the label is expected later this year, and already several songs have found favor with bluegrass