Rural Rhythm Records, based in Nashville, has announced the signing of Indiana grassers Feller & Hill to the label. Their next album, Brothers and Heroes, is expected from Rural Rhythm this fall. The singing duo first hit in 2012 when banjoist
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Congratulations Laura and Tony!
There was another lovely bluegrass wedding this past weekend in western Massachusetts when one of Boston's bluegrass power couples, Laura Orshaw and Tony Watt, were married. Tony teaches guitar, mandolin, and jam classes in Cambridge, and Laura plays fiddle for
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Introducing the competitive spirit into bluegrass
Greetings from Bean Blossom! The Night Drivers and I are hitting the road hard this week, traveling from here to Tottenham Ontario by tomorrow night, so I’ve asked Bluegrass Today to pull one out of the vault for this week.
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My Brother’s Keeper to Poor Mountain Records
Poor Mountain Records in western North Carolina has announced the signing of My Brother's Keeper, a progressive bluegrass and Gospel group from Cincinnati. The group is made up of three brothers - Benjamin, Titus, and Joshua Luckhaupt - who play guitar,
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Bill Monroe for Sale
These four words, somewhat extreme in black and white, have been met with gasps of alarm and incredulity, and much sadness among Bill Monroe's many admirers. The response is understandable given the sudden attempt to dispose of his name and
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Umbrella drops from Summer Brooke & Mountain Faith
Mountain Faith Band has a new single, the first from their upcoming next album, and a new name! Recognizing the reality that Summer Brooke McMahan is the face and the voice of the group, the band has decided to go now
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Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn to host 2017 IBMA Awards
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that husband/wife banjo duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will serve as hosts for the 28th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, to be held September 28 in Raleigh, NC. This gala awards presentation serves
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Two new videos from Band of Kelleys
I've always said, you meet the nicest bunch of people in bluegrass music. It's true at festivals and shows, jams and pickin's and it's just as true of performers as it is for fans. This was demonstrated again this week as
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Tony Williams passes
Tony Williams, bluegrass entrepreneur, promoter, and all-around friend to the music died this morning in the hospital near his home in Kentucky from multiple post-surgical complications. He was 70 years of age. Though he was involved in multiple aspects of the
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Deer Creek Boys to GHS
Virginia's Deer Creek Boys are the most recent bluegrass artists to receive an endorsement from GHS Strings. The Battle Creek, MI manufacturer has a long history of support for bluegrass artists, with dozens of endorsing acts using their banjo, mandolin, and