Part of the magic of attending World of Bluegrass is meeting new people and often quite randomly. I was meeting some friends in the very noisy Marriott hotel lobby and happened to meet Martino Coppo, mandolinist and vocalist with the
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Ruth and Max Bloomquist Live from the Living Room
I’m back!! The past couple months have been problematic to say the least for this old timer. A knee infection put me in the hospital for three weeks, but I am well on the road to recovery now. This past Friday night
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Nick Chandler and Delivered help out Toys for Tots
Last night at the Feed & Seed in Fletcher, NC, Nick Chandler & Delivered and White Rock Revival played a concert to benefit Toys for Tots in western North Carolina. Both bands donated their time, and Phillip Trees likewise donated the
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Calling’ Your Name video from The Grascals
Mountain Home Music has just released a music video for Callin' Your Name, the latest single for their current album from The Grascals, Straighten The Curves. The song features the newest Grascal, Chris Davis, on a song written by Larry Cordle
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Buddy Michaels going strong after multiple hospitalizations
Buddy Michaels has been broadcasting on the radio in North Carolina for 45 years. During his career he has worked in many music genres - rock n roll, country, and Gospel - but for 35 of those years, he has
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Ask Sonny Anything… what’s this all about?
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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I Am Who I Am from Jeremy Garrett
Organic Records has released another single from their upcoming album for Jeremy Garrett, Circles. Like his work with Infamous Stringdusters, this new song, I Am Who I Am, written with Oliver Wood of Wood Brothers, lays on the more urban and
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Donald Warthan passes
Donald Warthan, lifelong bluegrass performer and founder of the band, Heritage, died on October 10. He was 79 years of age. Warthan lived his life in Charles City, VA, not far from Richmond where Heritage was based. The band developed a strong
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Two new live videos from The Cleverlys
The Cleverlys have made their career serving as the court jesters of bluegrass, entertaining folks with witty, grassified covers of pop hits with a humorous twist. But a big part of why the joke works is because they are all
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2019 Dove Award winners announced
On October 15 in Nashville, the winners were announced at the 50th annual Dove Awards, honoring the best in Gospel music as chosen by the members of the Gospel Music Association. Awards are give in more than 40 categories for