The next time you catch Missouri grassers Route 3, you'll see a different look. Bass man Doug Clifton tells us that he and guitarist Jason Jordan have brought two new members into the group. Janice Martin Houk has joined the band
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Gibson All American 5 string for sale
Here it is... A one of a kind, unique and rare instrument; a banjo unicorn. Bernunzio Uptown Music in Rochester, NY has listed for sale the only prewar five string All American banjo Gibson ever made, with a flathead tone ring
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Truffle Valley Boys – The Truffle Valley Boys Sing And Play Authentic Blue Grass
The Truffle Valley Boys, based in Italy, have a clear goal and mission with their music. With their vintage instruments, single microphone, homburg hats, and shirts and ties, the group is paying homage to the forefathers of bluegrass music's earliest
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From The Side off the Road… warning labels for bluegrass songs
Someone recently suggested to me that bluegrass music is every bit as violent as uncensored hip hop, especially towards women, and that bluegrass recordings should have parental warning stickers on them. I replied that I thought that was ridiculous. How
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Todd Taylor Old Rugged Cross video
South Carolina banjo picker Todd Taylor is having a very busy and productive winter. Last month he released a new single and video for his song, Taylor's Ride, and already in the new year he has an instrumental take on
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Rylan Rissler to Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band
West Virginia's Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band has decided to go five piece, moving long time banjo picker Troy Stangle to reso-guitar, and bringing 17 year old Rylan Rissler aboard on the five string. Rylan lives in south central Pennsylvania, and has
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D for Dobro – Chris Eaton
Following hot on the heels of 2023's The UK & Ireland Dobro Celebration, comes D for Dobro, from Chris Eaton. Whereas the 'Celebration' album featured a collection of Dobro players from around the British Isles (compiled, produced, and played on by
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Bluegrass Hall of Fame launching Jerry Garcia exhibit and Celebration Weekend in March
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the March 28 opening of a new exhibit, Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey Exhibition, along with an opening weekend celebration that includes music, documentary films, and panel discussions, all to
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Ghost of a Love from Missy Raines
Compass Records has a new single for Missy Raines, the third from her upcoming full length project, Highlander. In something of a "Back To The Future" move, the record finds Missy returning to her earliest days in the music business,
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Earl Scruggs celebrated at The Ryman for his 100th birthday
The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) - photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and imitated banjo picker to date, was celebrated and remembered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Saturday night on what