And now for our third track premiere for Mountain Home Music Company artists, in honor of World of Bluegrass this week in Raleigh. This time it's for Zoe & Cloyd, the powerful husband-and-wife team who focus on both traditional and original
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BluegrassCountry live from World of Bluegrass
BluegrassCountry, the 24/7 streaming radio service from Washington, DC, is down in Raleigh once again, broadcasting almost live from IBMA's World of Bluegrass 2019. They are calling it "almost live" because even though they will be recording live performances and interviews
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IBMA Badge Blues – Turn Your Lanyard Around
I wrote this song last night in about five minutes, and it probably shows. It was the late night result of musing about a common IBMA World of Bluegrass social issue. Note that I pitched it pretty low to keep
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2019 IBMA Keynote – Alison Brown urges embracing of streaming
The last time Alison Brown gave the keynote address at the annual gathering of the International Bluegrass Music Association, in 2002, CD sales accounted for 96 percent of music industry revenue, women were a relative rarity in bands and the
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Rhonda Vincent fans victimized by online spoofer
Rhonda Vincent was surprised last week by a call from the Nashville office of the FBI, asking her to come in for an interview. Just imagine the thoughts that were running her head driving to that meeting! What they wanted to
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WRAL TV in Raleigh highlights Jim Mills
Jim Mills - photo by Richie Dotson While an awful lot of bluegrass folks are here in Raleigh, NC this week for World of Bluegrass, one bluegrass hero who lives here year round is banjo maestro Jim Mills, who makes his
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BanjoLit introduces Banjo Key
Among the new items being introduced this week in the World of Bluegrass exhibit hall is the Banjo Key from BanjoLit. Much like the old skate keys some of us may recall from our youth, the Banjo Key is a simple
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Track Premiere: Airplane Ride from Gina Furtado
Mountain Home Music has released a single this week from Gina Furtado, one of the songs from her upcoming album, I Hope You Have A Good Life. The new record drops on September 27, but the single, Airplane Ride, is
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2019 South Carolina State Fiddling Championship winners
This past weekend saw the Hagood Mill’s Ole Time Fiddlers Convention, which includes the 23rd annual SC State Fiddling Championship. Cash prizes are given in 10 categories, with first place in Adult Fiddle and Old Time Strung Band fetching at $500 award. Here
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Live in Prague – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
It goes without saying that Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are among the most celebrated bands in bluegrass. Over the course of the group’s nearly 40 year career, they’ve accumulated a list of accomplishments that rivals any of those garnered by