Noted bluegrass mandolin artist, bandleader, and radio host Buddy Merriam will be having quadruple heart bypass surgery today (October 16, 2017). Surgery will take place at the Stony Brook Medical Center, (currently known as Stony Brook University Hospital), in Stony Brook,
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Somethin’ Sweet – track premiere from The Railsplitters
The Railsplitters, who hail from Boulder, CO, have a new album, Jump In, set to drop on November 10. They have graciously agreed to share a track with our readers in advance. The band was a hit at the recent IBMA
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Jesse McReynolds home from hospital
Jesse McReynolds, mandolin legend and one half of the iconic bluegrass duo, Jim & Jesse, is home from the hospital after three weeks at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN. He had been rushed to the emergency room on September
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Mike Drudge to Rainmaker Management
After 26 years operating his own agency, Class Act Entertainment, Mike Drudge has announced that he is moving his booking and management services to Rainmaker Music Management. There he will assist in managing the careers of existing clients in the
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Mark Clifton to depart Country Gentlemen Tribute Band
The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, formed by long time Gent Bill Yates while he was still living, has announced the imminent departure of reso-man Mark Clifton. Mark will be retiring at the end of 2017 and leaving the road and
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In This Time track premiere from Masontown
Masontown was a small, mining community in the Colorado hills, destroyed by an avalanche nearly 100 years ago. Now completely deserted, it's the name chosen by a young quartet of string musicians from Denver whose debut full-length album, In This
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Ricky Ponder of Barbwire diagnosed with cancer
Ricky Ponder on guitar with Barbwire Bluegrass Ricky Ponder of Georgia's Barbwire Bluegrass has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment near his home in Manchester. The band had been an invited showcase artist at the 2014 World Of Bluegrass
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The Porchlight Sessions now available for download
Back in the summer of 2012, we reported on a then new documentary film on bluegrass called The Porchlight Sessions, produced and directed by Anna Schwaber. Like many such projects, it was created more for people new to the music
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Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest deadline this weekend
The acoustic music world often praises the talents of songwriters, with awards like Songwriter and Song of the Year. While this is certainly a good thing, the composing prowess of musicians who focus primarily on instrumental tunes is often overlooked.
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Inside look at the new International Bluegrass Music Museum
Theater under construction at the new International Bluegrass Museum (10/6/17) - photo by Katie Keller Lots of bluegrass fans are looking forward to visiting the new International Bluegrass Music Museum, now under construction in Owensboro, KY. It will offer the museum