We posted last month about a week of club dates in New York for Bill Evans' Soulgrass. This is Bill Evans the jazz sax man who has been recording and performing an interesting jazz/bluegrass fusion, not our friend Bill Evans
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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Chris Eldridge, Andy Falco, Josh Williams
Next month I'm heading to Nashville for a day to record a live concert DVD with three fantastic young guitar players. They play in some of today's top bluegrass bands. Here they are. Chris Eldridge - The Infamous Stringdusters / Chris
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Kerrville New Folk songwiting competition
Entries are now being accepted for the 2007 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk contest for emerging songwriters. The contest was instituted in 1972 at the suggestion of Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary), and has been held each year
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Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby
We recently told you about Ricky Skaggs' plans for a tribute album to THE bluegrass band (Monroe with Lester and Earl). Now we bring you news of a CD that is slated for a March 20, 2007 release. The album
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Benefit Concert for Jody King
In October of 2006 banjo player Jody King fell off a ladder and broke his pelvis. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery. One month later he was back in the hospital for two additional surgeries to treat infection. He continues
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Larry Sparks benefit for Eric Taylor
Bluegrass legend Larry Sparks will be lending his talents to the fight against cancer later this month. Arcadia, IN youngster (he's 11 years old) Eric Taylor was diagnosed with cancer when a tumor was found on his spine last year.
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Tony Trischka and Noam Pikelny video online
We've posted a few times recently about the upcoming Rounder project from banjoist Tony Trischka, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. It features Tony paired in the studio with some of the most celebrated banjo players alive, including Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck,
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NYC bluegrass site launches
We heard this week from Adam Nash, who has recently launched a site, NYCbluegrass.com, to help provide a central source for information on bluegrass events in the New York City area. The site includes an events calendar, a message board and
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Fifth Annual March Mandolin Festival
We told you about this festival last year in it's forth term. Apparently it was again successful and the organizers are continuing it again this year. The festival is scheduled to be held at the Concord Community Music School in
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Pickin’ at the Paramount – January 20
Last January, both Brance and I had the chance to attend the Pickin' at the Paramount all star concert in Bristol, TN. The show was an offshoot of one that I helped organize in 2000 (reprised in 2001) to celebrate