Rendering of proposed convention center and amphitheater in downtown Raleigh At a press conference yesterday, officials with the Raleigh Convention Center, current home for the IBMA's annual World of Bluegrass convention, and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, announced
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Billy Gilman from The Voice announces bluegrass album
How do we know that bluegrass music has matured into a fully-formed, commercial musical genre? When artists who have achieved success in the wider pop music world, and have the option to go in any direction they prefer, decide to
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First class weekend for Bluegrass First Class
Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive at Bluegrass First Class 2023 - photo by Gary Hatley Even without its visionary at the helm, Bluegrass First Class in Asheville ran flawlessly, and presented another outstanding weekend of music for its 28th year. Milton
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Robbie Fulks back to bluegrass with One Glass of Whiskey
Americana and alt-country hero Robbie Fulks has reached back to his bluegrass roots for his next album, appropriately titled, Bluegrass Vacation. To support his new songs, he has surrounded himself some of our music's brightest lights, with support from Sam
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Kim Robins has new plans for her bluegrass career
Like many other bluegrass entertainers, Kim Robins has been thinking for some time about how she could stay active in the business, without having to travel across the country. A successful Pinecastle recording artist, she has been involved in performing
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From The Side of the Road… B-o-o-o-r-i-n-g
We have an annual(ish) tradition here, which is to compile some of bluegrass music's most uninteresting stories of the past year, after which I try to narrow them down to five that really stand out as yawn-inducers. Why do we do
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Recording King debuts new Carl Jackson model banjo
Greg Rich and Carl Jackson with the Carl Jackson Signature banjo at SPBGMA - photo by Robin Jackson Recording King has recently announced a new model to their line of banjos: the Carl Jackson Signature Edition model. "We've worked with some
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On This Day #68 – Muleskinner Live
On this day … On February 13, 1973, Muleskinner - the first super group of bluegrass music - made its debut on what was the first nationally televised bluegrass music concert. The program was intended as a showcase for Bill Monroe and
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Old Home Place – new single from Mo Pitney
Mo Pitney - photo © Jeremy Coward Mo Pitney? Isn't he a country guy? Well... yes, and yes. But he was a bluegrass guy first, or we should say, his love for bluegrass and traditional country developed simultaneously when he was a boy.
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Stringdusters do Flatt & Scruggs with I’d Rather Be Alone
The Infamous Stringdusters have another concept album on tap, a second tribute to the founders of bluegrass music. Following an earlier appreciation for Bill Monroe in 2021, this time it's A Tribute To Flatt & Scruggs, a six song EP