As Gary Brewer and his bluegrass family gear up for their 40th Anniversary tour in 2020, they are proud to announce a partnership with Columbia Sportswear. Columbia will be a presenting sponsor for Gary and The Kentucky Ramblers, a brand that
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Ask Sonny Anything… Christmas memories
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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Claire Lynch to Wilson Pickins Promotions
Wilson Pickins Promotions has announced that they will be handling tour publicity for Claire Lynch in the United States going forward. Though she shut down her touring band in 2015, Lynch continues to perform on an irregular basis in her two
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O’Connor Lee to Compass Records
Compass Records has announced the signing of Forrest O'Connor and Kate Lee O'Connor, who perform and record as O'Connor Lee. The two, husband and wife, also work together with Forrest's dad, the one-and-only Mark O'Connor, as The O'Connor Band. Kate and
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Roger Williams, Missouri Bluegrass fiddler, dies at 84
This remembrance of Roger Williams is a contribution from Howard W. Marshall, Professor and Chairman Emeritus in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has written two books on the old time fiddlers of Missouri. Roger A.
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For Those Who Care To Listen – Volume Five
After eight albums over the span of a dozen years, one can’t help but get the impression that the title of Volume Five’s new offering, For Those Who Care To Listen, bears a bit of irony. In a sense it’s
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Marking 100th anniversary of Curly Seckler’s birth
Years ending in “9” figure quite prominently in the life of Curly Seckler. John Ray Seckler (or Sechler) was born a few miles north-east of China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, in December 1919; in 1949 he joined Lester Flatt, Earl
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Merry alternative song titles Christmas!
Merry Christmas, all! This one is going to be short; I’m surrounded by people wearing festive sweaters, and someone just handed me a cup of egg nog. Note: for anyone concerned that I’m drinking at this hour (it’s 6:00 a.m.
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Bluegrass Now concert recording goes down in Owensboro
Bluegrass Now at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum (12/19/19) - photo by John Partipilo Last Friday night saw an historic concert at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, with an all-star cast of bluegrass celebrities on
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Out In The Cold World from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Billy Blue Records has released a new single for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, taken from their new album, Live In Prague, Czech Republic. It's a bluegrass classic with something of a storied history. Out In The Cold World was recorded by