As a part of it's 80th Anniversary celebration, the Grand Ole Opry will take a trip north later this fall for a rare show outside of Nashville. On Monday November 14, an official Opry concert will be held in New
Bluegrass festival/concert news
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The Americana Honors & Awards
This is a follow up to my last post about the happenings this week in Nashville. Tomorrow night, Sept 9th, the Ryman Auditorium will host The Americana Honors & Awards show. Here's the line up for the show. In one unforgettable
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The Americana Music Conference
Today is the start of The Americana Music Conference. I spoke via email with Mark Montgomery, president of The Americana Music Association and owner of Echo Music. Mark gave me the low down on what's happening this week at the
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Remembering the first bluegrass festival – Fincastle 1965-2005
This past weekend, I had the enormous honor and good fortune to perform at the 40th Anniversary Reunion of what has come to be described as the very first multi-day bluegrass festival, which had been promoted by Carlton Haney, and
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St. Louis Flatpick
Bull Harman asked us to remind everyone about the St. Louis Flatpick Guitar Workshop Weekend. The event takes place March 10-12, 2006 in St. Louis, MO. Featured instructors include: Guitar Tim May Brad Davis Banjo Ned Luberecki John Lawless
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Skaggs Family Christmas CD available in October
Skaggs Family Records will have its first CD of Christmas material released in October of 2005. The new project, Skaggs Family Christmas, will be a true Skaggs Family venture, featuring Ricky Skaggs along with his wife Shaon White (and The
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Grascals to open for Dolly in NYC
The Grascals will perform at Radio City Music Hall on August 18 as the opening act for Dolly Parton. This show will be the second stop on Dolly's Vintage Tour and will feature a guest performance by the country superstar
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Galax winners list posted
The winners of the various competitions at the 70th annual Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA are posted on the festival's web site.
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New bluegrass concert series in VA
The Virginia Bluegrass Concert Series debuts October 22, 2005 in Danville, VA. This series is promoted by Just Right Productions, a Florida production company specializing in bluegrass and acoustic music. This first show will feature The Lost & Found and
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Darren Beachley at The Station Inn
I just got off the phone with Kip Martin. He was telling me about quite a gathering that will be taking place tomorrow night, August 5th, at the Station Inn in Nashville. Kip is playing bass with Darren Beachley and