Who are those masked men? Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced the signing of Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to the label. They met with Billy Blue execs Jerry Salley and Ed Leonard recently to approve the contract, and posed
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Butch Robins plays 100 tunes in 100 days
One of the most interesting and exceptional people I have been able to meet in the bluegrass world is banjo man, Butch Robins. In his 71 years, Butch has been there and done that, working with some of the most
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Dan Kelly passes
We have learned this morning of the sudden passing Wednesday night of Dan Kelly, fiddler, prominent Nashvillian, and member of the popular act, Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Details are few at this point, but we have this statement issued by the
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One Way Rider from Phil Leadbetter and The All Stars Of Bluegrass
Pinecastle Records has released another single from their upcoming album by Phil Leadbetter And The All Stars Of Bluegrass, Swing For The Fences. The band is a special side project led by Leadbetter, consisting of Alan Bibey on mandolin, Robert Hale
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Special presentation grade Frank’s Cranks available from Gryphon Strings
The iconic Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto, CA may be closed to walk in traffic due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that doesn't mean they have all been at the beach goofing off. Co-founder and head luthier Frank Ford has used
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Bluebonnet Highway – Buddy Jewell
Buddy Jewell first made a name for himself on the national level as the winner of the first season of Nashville Star, an American Idol-style talent contest that focused on country music in the early 2000s. Following his win, he
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The Things I Saw video from The Gina Furtado Project
The Gina Furtado Project has released a socially-distanced music video for their latest Mountain Home Music single, The Things I Saw. This track has a much grittier sound and feel than much of the music on Furtado's previous release, set to
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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #6 – When opportunity did NOT knock for The Bluegrass Ramblers
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass”, we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Liverpudlian Rod Davis is a
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From the Side of the Road… annual quiz time
I’m back after a skillfully negotiated three weeks off, following my 400th column. My hope is that you hadn’t actually noticed and that the reruns seemed exactly as fresh as the first time they ran (which may range from moderately
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Turner Whaley to Kentucky Just Us
This article has been edited since it first appeared, to correct some erroneous information. Kentucky Just Us has announced a new guitarist in the band, the first non-family member to perform with them regularly. The group had always consisted of the members