Mike Hartgrove, fiddler with the Lonesome River Band, is proud of his latest instrument acquisition. "I have some really exciting news! I bought Terry Baucom’s fiddle! The fiddle that he played with Charlie Moore, and also with the original Doyle Lawson
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Kentucky bluegrass icon Styx Hicks in the hospital
Styx Hicks with his good buddy, Marty Raybon, holding a classic Styx t-shirt One of the most ultimately rewarding facets of the bluegrass community is the many wonderful people you meet attending shows and festivals. How many times have you returned
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Missy Raines talks Highlander, and shares new music video
Missy Raines & Allegheny - photo © Natia Cinco With her new album, Highlander, acclaimed vocalist and bassist Missy Raines makes a concerted return to her bluegrass roots. An ode to her native West Virginia, it is, in her words, a
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Knee Deep in Bluegrass drops for Ashby Frank
Knee Deep in Bluegrass is a Terry Baucom banjo instrumental through and through, complete with the punchy pull-offs, perfect timing, and powerful tone that are so undeniably the Duke of Drive's. Ashby Frank re-cut the Bauc original with his own jamming
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Bluegrass stamp now available from USPS
The bluegrass-themed forever postal stamp we told you about back in January is now available, featuring original art by Heather Moulder. In honor of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, its first day of issue location was Owensboro,
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Steve Martin and Alison Brown introduce Bluegrass Radio
Today, renowned comedian, actor, and banjo player Steve Martin releases his new single, Bluegrass Radio, with banjo maestro Alison Brown on Compass Records, and we are happy to introduce the song in this detailed interview they did with our very
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Hold To A Dream – John Cowan bio coming in May
Backbeat Books has announced a May 21 release for Hold To A Dream - A New Grass Odyssey, the official autobiography of John Cowan, written with Jimmy Schwartz. In addition to a chronicle of John's life and career, the book's narrative
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Bluegrass pickers needed for dinner show in Wisconsin
What happens if you take the sort of Hatfield and McCoys dinner theater show from Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN and move it to the upper midwest? Well, in the hands of David Fee, former proprietor of The Comedy Barn, Hatfield
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Ben James on Huckabee with the Oak Ridge Boys
Bluegrass vocalist Ben James, a newly-minted member of the Oak Ridge Boys, made his television debut with the world famous quartet last weekend on Huckabee. James, a former member of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Dailey & Vincent, had been pursuing
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Slocan Ramblers make their Opry debut
Toronto's Slocan Ramblers had a big night in Nashville last fall when they were invited to make their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry. The got the full treatment, with their own reserved parking sign, and a big buildup