Like a lot of people, we are taking some time during the holidays to cast our gaze back over the past year, and finding a few things that we missed or overlooked during 2016. One is a terrific new app for
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Bluegrass preferences reexamined
I’m away for the holidays in a remote northern cell phone and internet-free land, so the following is a rerun of an earlier column. The part you’re reading was sent to Bluegrass Today by brainwaves (they have tremendous telepathic powers
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East Tennessee Sunrise – Stuart Wyrick
It’s somewhat rare for a banjo player to release a solo album that’s not mostly instrumental, or at least packed full of classic banjo-heavy numbers. Stuart Wyrick, current banjo player for Flashback and formerly of Brand New Strings and Dale
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Kathy Boyd takes silver in 2016 Global Music Awards
Kathy Boyd, of Portland, Oregon's Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising, has been awarded a silver medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Song and Lyrics category of the 2016 Global Music Awards. The award was given for her song, Who Will
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Would you like to be part of Claire Lynch’s next video?
Claire Lynch is reaching out to her many fans for assistance in preparing the next video for her current album, North By South. She's already picked the song, Black Flowers, written by Lynn Miles, a dark, brooding number about a woman
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Seat naming opportunity from IBMM
As we get close to the end of another year, many of us find ourselves on the lookout for opportunities to make charitable donations to organizations that reflect our interests and values. If you are a bluegrass music lover, especially
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Gary Hultman and Ashley Nale to be wed
We're awfully proud to report that there's going to be another bluegrass wedding in the future, folks. On Christmas Day, Gary Hultman of the Boxcars asked Ashley Nicole Nale of The Loose Strings Band to be his bride. While an
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Two books of Joe Wilson’s writings due in ’17
Traditional American music had few friends more dedicated or influential than Joe Wilson, who lived from 1938 to 2015. Joe served as Executive Director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts for 28 years, during which time he also
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New Chris Jones album in February
Mountain Home Music has announced February 10 as the release date for Made To Move, the next album from Chris Jones and The Night Drivers. The title references the extreme travel the band engages in on a regular basis. Bandleader Jones
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Turn and Burn lyric video from Dave Adkins
Dave Adkins has released a lyric video for his current single, Turn and Burn, a bluesy truck driving song he wrote along with David Morris and Dawn Kenney. It appears on his recent self-titled album from Mountain Fever. Turn and Burn