It’s been a while since we discussed social media use by bluegrass musicians and artists, so I thought it might be a good time to reopen the subject, since so much has changed since the last time we did, or
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The Earl Brothers Say Goodbye To Dixie
The Earl Brothers have always been something of a contradiction. They are based in San Francisco, usually the home of more progressive bluegrass, but their music sounds like it was discovered in an old tape canister outside of Ralph Stanley's
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Emma drops for ClayBank
Mountain Fever Records has released the first single from their upcoming album with ClayBank, perhaps one of the most highly-anticipated projects so far this year. The band has reformed and reorganized since last season, with two members of the original ClayBank
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Photos from Gettysburg – Spring 2019
Triple fiddles at Gettysburg from Aynsley Porchak, Becky Buller, Bronwyn Keith‐Hynes - photo by Frank Baker The first of the two annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festivals was held this past weekend in Pennsylvania. Once again, we were fortunate to have Frank Baker
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Neil Rosenberg 80 years young
Best known as the writer of the definitive book about the history of bluegrass music, Neil Rosenberg, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has contributed to the genre in many ways, besides being an author and historian. Born in Seattle, Washington,
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Track Premiere: Bent Creek from Julian Pinelli
The last time we mentioned the music of Julian Pinelli, he was still a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The young fiddler had won the 2016 Fletcher Bright Award, given each year to an outstanding musician
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California Report: Master Fiddler Brandon Godman
Brandon Godman is a Kentucky native, master fiddler, and relatively new transplant from Nashville to San Francisco. He has played with greats such as Dale Ann Bradley, Melvin Goins, Karl Shiflett, Doyle Lawson, and David Peterson and 1946. He currently
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Learn How To Play The Dobro with Mark Lavengood
Mark Lavengood has become one of the most sought-after string players in the upper midwest. Skilled on most all of the instruments commonly used in bluegrass, he is especially noted for his work on reso-guitar. A good many bluegrass lovers caught
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Maker Of The Stars video from Heidi & Ryan
Heidi & Ryan, the acoustic Gospel group built around the duet singing of the husband-and-wife team of Heidi and Ryan Greer, have released a music video for the opening track on their latest album. Formerly known as Kentucky Mountain Trio,
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Old Trails, New Beginnings – Tricia Ann Eaves
In his illuminating liner notes, Chris Jones points out that Old Trails, New Beginnings is indeed exactly what its title implies, that is, a solo debut album that was some 40 years in the making. Despite the fact that Tricia