Rhonda Vincent announced last night that Josh Williams, surely among the most admired singers and guitarists in bluegrass music, is leaving her band, The Rage. The news was shared on her Facebook page in the wee hours of this morning. "We're gonna
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Tsutomu Otsuka’s photos of Ralph Stanley in Japan, 1971
Ralph Stanley, Jack Cooke, and Roy Lee Centers in Japan (1971) - photo © Tsutomu Otsuka Fred Robbins has added another valuable collection of historic photographs to his online archive. This latest is a series of images from the 1971 visit to
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Hitchhiking To California – Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
Everything has been coming up roses of late for Alan Bibey. Though he has been working as a professional grasser for more than 35 years, the past few have seen recognition come his way like it never had before. Winning
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Congratulations Melody and Geoffrey!
Another happy bluegrass union has occurred. Melody Williamson, lead vocalist and fiddler in her family's Nashville-based band, Williamson Branch, and Geoffrey Keyes, sound engineer with Morganton, NC's Blue Ridge Sound, were wed on April 11. The ceremony took place in
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Pat Morris named new IBMA Executive Director
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced Pat Morris as the organization's next Executive Director. He will step in for current director Paul Schiminger, who has announced his retirement effective at the end of May. Morris is expected to take
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Whippoorwill Arts surveying roots musicians about wants and needs
Whippoorwill Arts, an organization founded by Jim Nunally and Nell Robinson to foster opportunities for roots artists, has embarked on an ambitious campaign to survey roots musicians in the United States to discover their wants and needs for post-pandemic careers. Partnering
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Dave Denman passes
Noted Indiana bluegrass musician Dave Denman has died, passing on April 20 from multiple complications associated with COVID-19. He had just turned 65 years of age. Many bluegrass fans will recall Dave as a member of a very early edition of
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Track Premiere: Miss Charlotte’s Game from Sideline
More new music today - this time from Sideline! Mountain Home Music Company is offering our readers an advance listen to their new single for these Carolina grassers, which officially releases on April 23. It's an original song from mandolinist Zack
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From The Side of the Road… on conspiracy theories, real or imagined
Well it's been an interesting week for reader/viewer commentary. In this time of heightened sensitivity, and when almost everything is squeezed into a political "us vs. them" mold, I knew some pushback was inevitable. Is it fair game to satirize conspiracy theorists,
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California Report: Keith Little, performer and producer
California Bluegrass Association Lifetime member, Keith Little, is a native of the northern California Sierra Nevada foothills. He is a multi-instrumental performing and recording artist, vocalist, composer, and producer with a lit of credits (Vern Williams, Rose Maddox, Peter Rowan,