Every year about this time, beneath the West Marin sky, Peter Rowan puts on a Bluegrass BBQ birthday bash for fans, friends, and family to stop by and eat, drink, and pick. Peter’s birthday is on July 4, but this
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Bluegrass Lyrics Quiz – Do you listen at all?
I touched on this issue in the introduction to last week’s column rerun: people aren’t listening to the lyrics of bluegrass songs. By “people” I mean human beings, obviously, but specifically the people who are fans of bluegrass music, and
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2019 Bluegrass on the Grass at Dickinson College
Becky Buller at the 2019 Bluegrass on the Grass at Dickinson College - photo by Frank Baker
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Big Family presents bluegrass in all its majesty
This past weekend I made the trek to Owensboro in northwestern Kentucky to visit the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, and attend the premiere of the new documentary film from Kentucky Educational Television, Big Family - The Story of Bluegrass
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One last party for Eileen Carson Schatz
Eileen Carson Schatz always knew how to throw a party. The one she planned for Monday was one those fortunate enough to attend will talk about for years to come. Eileen died last Wednesday. In her final days, her body ravaged
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Stories and Traditions – Sons Of The South
Stories and Traditions is the new CD from North Carolina-based Sons of the South. The band has a long history of over 50 years. Though members have changed during the past five decades, the traditional bluegrass songs, tight harmony, and
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Broke Down in Arkansas from Missy Armstrong
It looks like Missy Armstrong is back, at least to the bluegrass radio world. The incandescent songbird has been a true bright light in the bluegrass world of late, appearing with the Michigan-based Detour for several years, before stepping aside
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Daryl Mosley to depart The Farm Hands
The Farm Hands have announced the imminent departure of bass player and vocalist, Daryl Mosley. After touring with the band this past 9 years, Daryl has decided that it is time for him to dedicate himself more to songwriting than performing.
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Is it Jason Barie… or is it Superman?
Jason Barie, the young fiddler with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, has put together a clever little video to promote his upcoming album release. Pieces, due September 6 on Billy Blue Records, will be Jason's third solo project, and mixes
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Front and Center – Sideline
Album title aside, the highly acclaimed North Carolina combo dubbed Sideline take an unassuming stance with their latest effort, a set of songs that offers an ideal example of bluegrass at its best. It says something that this six piece ensemble