Bluegrass fans have enjoyed music from Ron Block since the 1980s when he first appeared on the scene playing banjo with Weary Hearts, the same group that introduced us to Chris Jones, Butch Baldassari, and Mike Bub. After a short
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Track Premiere: Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me from Fireside Collective
Asheville, NC's Fireside Collective is known for their habit of blending musical influences from the blues into their contemporary bluegrass music. And like many other young grass ensembles, they delight in playing it for audiences open to a variety of
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Oh Darlin’ drops for Dale Ann Bradley and Tina Adair
Since the advent of supergroup Sister Sadie, bluegrass fans have gotten accustomed to hearing two of our music's most powerful female vocalists, Dale Ann Bradley and Tina Adair, singing together on a regular basis. The two harmonize beautifully together, and
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Hank Smith profiled in Radford Banjo Masters oral history project
Hank Smith, fearless leader of Hank, Pattie & The Current, is the latest banjoist to be featured in the series of Oral History interviews conducted by Bud Bennett at Radford University. Based on his personal interest in the banjo, and
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Fiddler Ray Legere honored by home province
One of Canada’s top fiddle and mandolin players, Ray Legere, was inducted into the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame on September 14, 2019. Legere shared this reaction to his honor…. "I’m truly grateful for the induction. Meeting friends through music,
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Late Night – Danny Bowers
North Carolina banjo picker, Danny Bowers, has released a solo project entitled Late Night. Bowers, who is banjoist with Travis Frye and Blue Mountain, started playing music at age 10. According to Bowers, he is a pure-blooded banjo nerd. For
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Bluegrass alternatives to Black Friday
We’ve just made it through Thanksgiving, and I chose the phrase “made it through” deliberately. Let’s be honest, for all people’s happy and thankful social media posts (“I’m so thankful for my kitty Snooky-wookums, and the humans in my family
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New Star Shining from Greg Blake & Annie Savage
Well... now that Thanksgiving is safely in the rear view window, it's safe to start talking about - and listening to - Christmas music. And as always, bluegrass artists have a good many new songs and albums to share this
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Gallop To Georgia – CD, book, and video from Mike Compton and Norman Blake
Most everyone who enjoys bluegrass and old time mandolin is familiar with Mike Compton, from his long career with The Nashville Bluegrass Band or The John Hartford String Band, or perhaps his appearance in the Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where
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Corey Zink to Sound Biscuit Productions
Corey Zink with Dave Maggard of Sound Biscuit Productions Anyone who follows bluegrass closely is aware that east Tennessee has become a regional hot spot in our music. In fact, it has been for quite some time, even before East Tennessee