Nashville-based bluegrass singer, songwriter, and bandleader Rebekah Long has announced a break in her summer touring schedule for back surgery. Long tells us that she broke her lower back (pars interarticularis) recently, and will be having fusion surgery on July 19
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Track Premiere: Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Way from Hank, Pattie & The Current
Everything that Hank, Pattie & The Current do is decidedly and intentionally modern. Though they follow the model of the bluegrass ensemble, as far as the instrumentation is concerned, their music is seasoned for a more contemporary, urban taste with
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The Rail – Scott Slay
Taking the name of his new band from the title of his debut album, Scott Slay makes an impressive bow with The Rail, 13 easily accessible songs that effectively affirm his gift for composition and craft. A veteran of the
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2019 National Old Time Fiddlers Contest report
Once again this month, musicians descended upon the little town of Weiser, Idaho for the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival (NOTFC). Plenty of folks of all ages come to compete, but even more come to jam, and to meet and
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Camp and Salley nominated for Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
A pair of prominent bluegrass writers have been nominated for induction into the 2019 class of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Among the 8 announced nominees for this year are Shawn Camp and Jerry Salley. Both are highly visible performers
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John Starling remembered
John Starling, who possessed one of the most cultured voices in bluegrass music, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his Fredericksburg, Virginia, home. From 1971, when the Seldom Scene was formed, to 1977 when he left the band, Starling
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Michael Cleveland Tall Fiddler video
Compass Records has released a video promo for their upcoming album from Michael Cleveland, set to the audio from the title track and the first single, Tall Fiddler. It is a truly remarkable cut, showing what can happen when you let
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Bluegrass songs about bluegrass – song ideas to get you started
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. I saw at least a couple of them on the IBMA second ballot, and the charts have been full of them. What’s not
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Remembering Jeff Austin: the past was Yonder, but the future was all his own
The shocking news about the sudden and unexpected passing of Jeff Austin brought to mind an interview that I did with Austin in February 2015. I had spoken with him before when he was still with Yonder Mountain String Band,
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Bowregard takes first at Telluride
Congratulations to Bowregard, who took first place last weekend in the band contest at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. The Boulder-based group came out on top in a competition among 12 bands, some of whom had traveled many miles