We heard yesterday from Gary Reid, who alerted us to the fact that a new production of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical, Bright Star, is going to be staged next month in Bedford, VA. The Little Town Players in
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The Banks Are Covered in Blue from Laurie Lewis
Another single from west coast bluegrass superstar Laurie Lewis' next album, Trees, is available this week, one she wrote with her fiddler Brandon Godman called The Banks Are Covered in Blue. All Brandon planned to do was put together a lovely
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More photos from the 2024 Highfalls Fiddlers’ Convention
Dance competition at the 2024 Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention - photo © G Nicholas Hancock Nick Hancock has shared this gallery of images he took during last weekend's Highfalls Fiddlers' Convention in Robbins, NC. Thanks Nick!
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Just Beyond from Rick Lang and Barry Abernathy
Billy Blue Records has announced a new, all-gospel album with noted bluegrass songwriter Rick Lang. Titled Blue Collar Gospel, the project unites new Lang compositions with some of the top vocalists in bluegrass, as we hear on the first single,
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Calton and Hoffee Cases to merge
The two top manufacturers of high quality musical instrument flight cases, Calton and Hoffee, have announced plans for a merger. Calton, whose molded fiberglass cases are made in Austin, TX, and Hoffee, who make their carbon fiber cases near Chicago,
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Yellow Line from Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road have released a new single, the title track of their just-released album with Pinecastle Records, Yellow Line. Purcell has reformed his group as he prepares to graduate from the Berklee College of music, and
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Special programs at the Earl Scruggs Center in 2024
The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC, a museum and social center commemorating the contributions of the region's most famous native, has opened a new exhibit, Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in His
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Photos from the 2024 Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival
Russell Moore at the 2024 Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival - photo © Brad Holbrooks Edgar Loudermilk shared a wealth of photos from his Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival, held earlier this month in Georgia. They were taken by Brad Holbrooks of Brad's
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Stuck in the Middle with You from Jaelee Roberts
Mountain Home Music has chosen a pop/rock hit from 1973 for their latest single with young bluegrass artist Jaelee Roberts. In addition to her solo career, Roberts stays busy as the primary vocalist with Sister Sadie, who have a loaded
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Welcome Isaac Wood!
Wood Family Tradition's Jason and Mackenzie Wood announce the birth of Isaac Daniel Wood, born on April 5, 2024, 8 lbs 3 oz, 20 inches long. Mackenzie said, "We are so blessed to announce the birth of our third baby and