Bluegrass festival/concert news

  • NewFound Road live on DVD and CD

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    We told you last month about NewFound Road's plans to cut a live album on December 4 at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN. Now comes word that their live show that night will also be captured on video,

  • Another banjo raffle for Al Osteen

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    Following the success of their October raffle to raise money for popular South Carolina banjo picker Al Osteen, Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music (POSAM) and Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) are sponsoring a second similar fundraiser. Osteen has been an influential picker

  • Third concert to aid Jan Johansson

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    Circle of Friends for Jan and National Foundation for Transplants are holding their third annual benefit concert for Jan Johansson this coming Sunday, (11/7). The show will run from 1:00-5:30 p.m. at Bond Park amphitheater in Cary, North Carolina. Swedish-born Johansson,

  • IIIrd Tyme Out road diary, episode 6

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    This post is a contribution from Steve Dilling. He will be chronicling IIIrd Tyme Out's west coast tour for Bluegrass Today in October, as he has done in the past. October 29, 2010 Well it is Friday morning, we finally have

  • Dr. Banjo in the house

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    Hot Rize is in the midst of their fall reunion tour, their first since 1996 when Bryan Sutton was welcomed into the band on guitar. After a swing through the northwest over the weekend, they start up again on Wednesday

  • Nedski and Mojo hit the road

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    Hot on the heels of their debut CD release, Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin (aka Nedski & Mojo) are hitting the road this week. They start today (10/25) at the Mast Farm Inn in North Carolina, with our heroes moving

  • IIIrd Tyme Out road diary, day 2

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    This post is a contribution from Steve Dilling. He will be chronicling IIIrd Tyme Out's west coast tour for Bluegrass Today in October, as he has done in the past. We pulled into Barstow, California at 5:30 pm local time. We