Perhaps the most difficult thing to do in the music world is keeping a successful band full of creative artists, singers, and songwriters together, especially as their prominence allows the individual members to consider striking out on their own. We've
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Jeff Hanna talks Will The Circle Be Unbroken albums and how they resonate 50 years on
Those that have studied the evolution of bluegrass, traditional music, and the history of Americana music in general need not be told the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's impact on the arc of that trajectory. And the means by which they
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Just One More Day from Jaelyn Taylor and 21 South
It's always exciting to discover new talent, especially among young people, which is just what happed at the IBMA World of Bluegrass when Jaelyn Taylor & 21 South poked their heads into the media room during the weekend's Bluegrass Live!
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Jason Carter talks Lowdown Hoedown
Jason Carter, prolific fiddler and mainstay of both The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin' McCourys, has a new album releasing this week, his first in 25 years. If you've caught his fiery performances on stage, or in the studio
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Photos from Bluegrass Island festival 2022
Sideline at the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival - photo © Deb Miller Thanks to Deb Miller with B Chord Photography for sharing these images from the 2022 Bluegrass Island Festival on the Outer Banks of North Carolina last month. It appears
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Mountain Heart joins Carly Pearce at The Ryman
Mountain Heart with Carly Pearce at The Ryman (10/27/22) - photo by Hayley Gjertsen When Mountain Heart opened last Thursday for country star and Opry member Carly Pearce at the Ryman Auditorium, the guys were asked back during Carly's set to
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Banjo Hall of Famer Alan Munde looks back on the early days
This look at the early days of banjo legend Alan Munde's career was occasioned by his induction this year into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. Native Oklahoman Alan Munde, while attending Oklahoma University in the 1960s, crossed paths with
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Sunny Days (Are Comin’ Once Again) from Michael Cleveland
Compass Records is dropping the first look at the next Michael Cleveland album this week, a hopeful grasser called Sunny Days (Are Comin' Once Again). The much-awarded fiddler, chosen a dozen times by his peers in the IBMA as Fiddle Player
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From The Side of the Road… Mr. Bluegrass Manners pops in
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back! I requested that he take some questions this week, while I’m still on a European tour, possibly writing from a Spanish jail (a nice one, though). As always, these questions came via my Facebook page and are
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Becky Buller shares her thoughts on why music really matters
Becky Buller - photo by Shelly Swanger Becky Buller is an exceptional singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Hailing from St. James, Minnesota, she's contributed songs to albums by a host of notable names, among them Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson &