The spring of 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus and the stay at home orders. This pandemic has affected many of us in one of two ways: we are either an essential worker or we are out of a
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Lookback photos from the 2005 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
Here is another blast from the past to enjoy during this down time. The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival has been held in Charlotte, Michigan for over 45 years. This is a taste of 2005. Many of us remember the late Vince Combs. He was
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25 Trips video from Sierra Hull
Earlier this year, Rounder Records released their 4th album with mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. When watching this richly talented artist perform, it is easy to forget that she is still only 28 years old, yet she has been recording and
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Po’ Ramblin’ Boys to launch Ole Smoky live stream concerts
Ole Smoky Distillery in east Tennessee has announced the launch this week of their new Jars & Jams Virtual Concert Series, a weekly Facebook Live event to benefit regional charities. Since the company was started in 2010, they have used live
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Arthur Conner passes
Arthur Conner, celebrated violin maker in southwestern Virginia, died yesterday at his home in Copper Hill, VA. He was 95 years of age. He was something of a folk hero in his part of the state, renowned for his beautiful fiddles
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Limited run of Trampled By Turtles EP on vinyl
Fans of Minnesota alt-grass heroes, Trampled By Turtles, will want to jump on this. The band's most recent recording, a 5 song EP called Sigourney Fever, will have a one day vinyl release this Friday (April 17). Only 1,000 copies of
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Stony Run – Ken & Brad Kolodner
It seems fair to say that there’s no strong bond than that which exists between parent and child, or, more specifically, as in the case of Ken and Brad Kolodner, the ties that bind father and son. With Stony Run,
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2020 IBMA Awards balloting on track to start tomorrow
With so much up in the air these days as a result of restrictions related to virus mitigation, ballots and elections have become a sensitive topic. A number of state and municipal elections have already been affected, and arguments are
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Lester Woodie remembered
Lester Woodie passed away on March 23, 2018, at Lynchburg General Hospital Lynchburg, Virginia. He was 86 years old and had been ailing with Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Lester Gene Woodie was born September 20, 1931, in western North Carolina,