Irene, Bryan, Anna Catherine, and Leonard Causby with Earl Scruggs, circa 1984 Banjoist Roger Hester, 81, of Sanford, NC, is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of bluegrass history. Recently, he shared a bit of his musical heritage that included the famous banjo
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West Virginia – new single from David Parmley
615 Hideaway Records has a new single for David Parmley, taken from his upcoming full-length project with the label. It's a song called West Virginia, written by Linda Buell and Jody Emerson, that reunites the legendary bluegrass vocalist with his long time partner
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The Ballad of Kidder Cole from Appalachian Road Show
Billy Blue Records has released a new single from their current album, Jubilation, by Appalachian Road Show. This latest, The Ballad of Kidder Cole, is a perfect demonstration of why this group has won a legion of fans from their three
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The 14th annual Red Wine Bluegrass Party in Genoa
2022 Red Wine Bluegrass Party in Genoa, Italy - photo © Alessandro Ardy For the past decade and a half, our Italian friends in the Red Wine band have thrown a big concert every year to celebrate with their friends and
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The American Fiddler – Andy Leftwich
Andy Leftwich needs no introduction for bluegrass lovers. For over fifteen years he served as a fiddler for Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and has appeared on countless recordings with other artists as a session musician. The American Fiddler, Leftwich's third
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2023 Bluegrass Grammy nominees announced
The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced, and in addition to all the glitzy pop stars, we also have the all-important bluegrass award. The Grammies define criteria for the Best Bluegrass Album category as a project with greater
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Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music festival 2022
This report on the Al Ras festival in Barcelona is a contribution from Michael Luchtan. We celebrated the 21st Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music festival on the first weekend of November, 2022. This was the first time since 2019 that
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Wayne Morris to Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Lorraine Jordan has announced the addition of Wayne Morris to Carolina Road on lead guitar. Wayne has worked with Lorraine in her other groups (Country Grass Band, Garrett Newton Band, CCR Tribute Band), and has a long history in bluegrass and
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Bill Evans and Enda Scahill receive 2022 Steve Martin Prize
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize for 2022 has been awarded to two stellar players: Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. This prize, currently administered by The FreshGrass Foundation, was initiated in 2010 by comedian and
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The Bell Bottom Bluegrass of Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - photo by Kaitlyn Raitz I opened my report on the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh last month with this vignette... Arriving with my wife, Arielle, at the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Association awards show at the Duke Energy