Mike Marshall needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to his jaw-dropping virtuosity and collaborations with Darol Anger, David Grisman, and many more, he is an avid teacher as his many students on ArtistWorks will attest. Recently, to do
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Black Mountain offers spring-loaded flatpick/thumbpick hybrid
Black Mountain Picks has introduced a thumbpick designed to function as a flatpick as well for guitarists who like to alternate between finger style and flatpick playing. Unlike many other thumbpick/flatpick hybrids currently on the market, the Black Mountain Thumbpick uses
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This Heart Of Mine video from Crandall Creek
West Virginia's Crandall Creek is back with another single and music video, again featuring the lead vocals of their talented bass player, Lili Gadd. It's one written by Gadd, along with guitarist Jerry Andrews and singer Kathy Wigman Lesnock, called This
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Ask Sonny Anything… why the decision to go electric?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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Another song from the mind of Jack Tottle
Jack Tottle at The Pickin' Porch in Bristol, TN (6/5/13) - photo by Dan Krill This entertaining yarn is a contribution from Jack Tottle. Now retired, Jack was the founder of the bluegrass music program at ETSU, and the author of
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Coming Home video from Carl Ray
Carl Ray is the most recent musical artist to discover the beauty of bluegrass, coming to love and appreciate it after many years singing R&B. Though his debut bluegrass Gospel project has just been recently released, Carl has been singing at
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Deer Creek convention and Common Ground Traditions to be held online
Two regular stops on the east coast traditional music scene have announced plans to go digital for their 2020 events. The Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention and Common Ground On The Hill's Traditions Weeks will both be held online this year. Noting the
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Barry Bales, farmer, makes the news
If you've been following news about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses, you will have heard that livestock ranchers and dairy farmers are experiencing some major problems. These small, often family-run, operations had been geared up to produce pork,
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Robert Hale sings Help! from his covers album
Pinecastle Records has released a first single for Robert Hale, from his upcoming album of bluegrass covers, Blue Haze, expected later this year. Like so many bluegrass artists, Robert started playing with his family, his dad Clayton's band in West Virginia
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Papa Gene’s Blues video from 40 Horse Mule
We've seen a number of social distancing videos from our favorite bluegrass artists during the shut down, but here's an interesting twist. Billy Troy & 40 Horse Mule have created a music video, with each member filming from their separate