The Bluegrass Pride group we mentioned last week were chosen by online vote as the Best Overall Contingent in this year's San Francisco Pride Parade. Affiliated with the California Bluegrass Association, they designed and entered a float in the June
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Jim Rollins passes
Jim Rollins, life long banjo picker and friend to everyone in bluegrass, died last night in Greenville County, SC after his car was struck by another vehicle. He was 54 years of age. According to the Greenville County Coroner, Jim was
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John Bowman auctioning a mandolin for Harvey relief
The hard hitting wind and rain of hurricane Harvey was devastating throughout many areas of Texas and Louisiana along the shoreline of the Southern United States. Since that time many organizations, like the Red Cross, have stepped up to help
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Béla and Abby announce Echo In The Valley
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have announced an October release for their new collaboration project, Echo In The Valley. Like their previous duo project, this one will be centered around these two highly celebrated banjoists, Béla an unrivaled master of the
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Gibson Brothers team up with Norman Adams
Norman Adams' name has become almost synonymous with bluegrass festivals. For 43 years he has been putting on bluegrass weekend events across the southeastern US, including the big holiday shindigs over Thanksgiving and New Years in Myrtle Beach and Jekyll
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Florida bluegrass update from Ernie Evans
Ernie Evans with Evans Media Source in Florida is continuing to keep us all updated on hurricane Irma prep in the state, with a special focus on bluegrass fans and musicians in the region. He and Justin Mason, who plans
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More photos from Delaware Valley 2017
Here's the second gallery of Frank Baker's images from the 2017 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. More to come.
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Bluegrass Pride in the running for Best of the Best Overall Contingent Award
This year a group representing the California Bluegrass Association participated in the San Francisco Pride parade, submitting a float with live bluegrass being played along the parade route. This group, calling themselves Bluegrass Pride, have been nominated for the SF Pride
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Sisters Folk Festival falls victim to wildfires, cancels event
The Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon has announced the cancellation of this weekend's event, owing to the poor air quality at the festival site in the central part of the state. Wildfires in Oregon, along with others in California and
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Remington Ryde to Pinecastle Records
Pennsylvania's Remington Ryde have signed with Pinecastle Records to release their next album, A Storyteller's Memory, which will be a tribute to the music of the late James King. Included will be their performances of some of King's most popular