Bluegrass and flatpicking guitar master Kenny Smith has added a subscription option to the online lessons offered on his web site. Kenny is a two-time winner of the IBMA's Guitar Player of the Year, a three-time finalist at Winfield, and is
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The least interesting bluegrass stories of 2020
Every year I do my best to compile what I believe to be the year’s most uninteresting developments in the bluegrass music world. Sometimes this requires a little digging, as there are some surprisingly captivating stories in our music over
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Overlook Farm Fiddler’s Convention in August, presented by Clay Jones
There's really nothing special about missing outdoor events this summer. All over the world, popular gatherings have been cancelled for 2020, with even a few next year already announcing postponements. But it's doubtful that anyone is grieving harder than those who regularly
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Taking the Lead – Kyser George
There’s a certain truth to the tile of Kyser George’s new album, Taking the Lead, given the fact that it finds him expanding on the lessons learned from watching his father’s band early on and from immersing himself in the
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Monte Warden remembers Bill Monroe – These Eggs Are Special, Ain’t They?
This detailed remembrance of the Father of Bluegrass is a contribution from Monte Warden. During the late 1980s, Warden got to know Bill Monroe while working twin bill shows with his band, The Wagoneers, who were an extremely popular "young
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Track Premiere: Outside Of Omaha by Songs From The Road Band
We've been long time fans of the Songs From The Road Band, right from their launch as a touring group a few years ago. Sam Wharton and Charles Humphey III initially put the group together with Mark Schimick as a
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California Report: Mandolinist Nina Weisman talks Bill Monroe and more
While looking for biographical info on Southern California mandolin player Nina Weisman, I ran across this from the Family Fiddle Camp, where she’s an instructor, and figured I could do no better than this. “Nina Weisman is a fixture in the
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Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum reopens June 17
More good bluegrass news while we see re-openings across the country as the COVID-19 shutdowns are being relaxed. The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has announced that they will begin accepting visitors again on June 17 to their facility
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Self titled – Route 3
When an album comes in the mail (or e-mail, these days) from a new band, you’re never quite sure what to expect. Will the whole album live up to the superbly produced first single? Will an amazing live sound transfer
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You Give Love A Bad Name from Ashley Lewis & Legacy
One of the most appealing aspects of the bluegrass community to me has always been the highly participatory nature of the scene. When you pull into a festival, odds are that the guy parking cars plays mandolin in a local