This past weekend Terry and Jan Lease hosted the 19th edition of the Great Northern Indoor Bluegrass Music Festival. Friday brought Newtown, Larry Sparks, Special C, Kody Norris, and a relatively new band from Minnesota, Copper Creek. Saturday featured Donna Ulisse, The
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Lillie Mae and the Dixie Gospelaires
Earlier this month at the Eagles Club in Flat Rock, Michigan was an evening of nostalgia and joy. Lillie Mae and Charlie Whitaker joined their sons, The Whitaker Brothers Band, and gave us a set of Lillie Mae and the Dixie
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Bluegrass Weather Report: 3/22/13
Our Special Bluegrass Correspondent and his two assistants report on this weekend's Great Northern Bluegrass Music Festival, and cold weather picking techniques.
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Longview All-Star Jam Caps Off Spring S.O.I.M.F.
In 1998, a team of bluegrass all-stars who reawakened the world to the sounds of traditional bluegrass were the big winners at the IBMA Awards Show. Bringing home Recorded Event of the Year and Song of the Year honors that
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Farineaus headed to Suwanee Springfest
Our intrepid team of festival reporters, Diane and Milo Farineau, have packed up their cameras, notepads and other necessary items, and are heading south for a dose of jam grass at this weekend's Suwanee Springfest in Live Oak, FL. As
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Infamous Stringdusters in Huntsville
Thanks to Todd Powers with Chillywater Photography for these shots of The Infamous Stringdusters on March 9 at the Crossroads Music Hall in Huntsville, AL.
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Bluegrass Weather Report – SOIMF edition
This week's Bluegrass Weather Report focuses on the upper Midwest, and the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival in Wilmington, OH.
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CBA Bluegrass Camp for Kids
The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley, CA. It's a formal, four-day workshop for young grassers, ages 8-16. This is in addition to their Kids on Bluegrass program, which
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Ralph Stanley – up close and personal
Ever wanted to share an intimate meal with the great Ralph Stanley - and 50 of his closest friends? The good Doctor is offering just that on March 29 as a fundraiser for Song Of The Mountains, the live performance concert
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Little Roy and Lizzy in Newport, PA
Frank Baker was on hand this past weekend for a workshop and concert with the Little Roy & Lizzy Show in Newport, PA as part of the Mini-Mountain Laurel Concert Series. In addition to Roy and Lizzy and their fine band (Al Hoyle, Lisa