David Morris accepts his Writer of the Year award at the 2019 IBMA Industry Awards - photo © Tara Linhardt With another successful IBMA World of Bluegrass in the books in Raleigh, it’s time to look back at some of the
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David Parmley announces his retirement
David Parmley, surely among the most iconic bluegrass vocalists of his generation, has announced his retirement. In good health at age 60, David says that he feels that it's time for him to step aside from the music, and focus on
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Fun with song titles – Missing characters on small display scree
What else is new: I managed to get sick after IBMA World of Bluegrass. I know my story is not an unusual one, but what is unusual is the fact that I’m not going to blame the ventilation in the
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The Henrys video from Bowregard
Colorado's Bowregard, still on a high from winning the 2019 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition in June, has released a music video today for their song, The Henrys. Banjo picker James Armington tells us that it came from inside the band,
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Saturday images from Wide Open Bluegrass ’19
Molly Tuttle at the Red Hat for Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo by Frank Baker Here are some more photos from the final day of IBMA week in Raleigh, the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival at the Red Hat Amphitheater. For the
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Randy Davis passes
Randy Davis, the bass player with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys from July 1974 through to June 1979, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Friday, September 27, 2019. He was 65 years of age. Stephen Randall “Randy” Davis was
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Friday scenes from Wide Open Bluegrass
Billy Hurt at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019 - photo © Tara Linhardt On Friday at Wide Open Bluegrass there were so many stages going, with great music all day and much of the night, both indoors and outdoors, that there was
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The Gibson Brothers talk Mockingbird, and their love for bluegrass
Credit the Gibson Brothers with taking what could be considered a bold new step with their recently released new album Mockingbird. Like the species it alludes to in a title, it brings with it a wake up call to a
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Delebration closes out Wide Open Bluegrass
Delebration, an all-star jam with Del McCoury, ands the 2019 Wide Open Bluegrass - photo by Frank Baker The IBMA closed out their big annual festival, Wide Open Bluegrass, with an all-star jam based around our patriarch, Del McCoury, and his
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Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa in Scotland
Most of the bluegrass world has been concentrated in Raleigh over the past week at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual festivities. Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa, on the other hand, decided to take the “international” thing literally, and headed over