Rural Rhythm Records is doing their part in celebrating 2011 as the centennial of Bill Monroe's birth with a live album to be recorded starting this weekend at the Bill Monroe’s Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Indiana. Like their popular
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Jazz and bluegrass meet at Dazzle
Greg Garrison, former bass player with Punch Brothers and Leftover Salmon, has come up with a fascinating concept for a concert series launching next month in Denver. The idea is to bring note bluegrass/acoustic and jazz musicians together to perform
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Frank Solivan – Dirty Kitchen Experience giveaway
Music City Roots, Whole Foods Grocery and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen have put together a promotional contest that will bring dinner and a concert to your home. It's a little something Solivan bills as the Dirty Kitchen Experience. As his
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Leadbetter benefit photos
Mike Kelly has posted a good many photos from this past Saturday's Phil Leadbetter benefit show at Dumplin' Valley in Kodak, TN. A number of top bluegrass acts donated their time to help raise money to cover some of the
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Ryan Cavanaugh Kickstarter campaign
Banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh has taken to Kickstarter to raise the necessary funds for an upcoming tour with his new band, No Man's Land. The bluegrass world noticed Ryan in the first half of the aughts when he took home trophies from
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Final batch of DelFest photos
Here is the last batch of DelFest photos from Milo Farineau, taken Saturday night and during Sunday's final set of performances. A big shout out to Diane and Milo Farineau for their coverage of Del's Memorial Day bash. We plan to
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Red Wine Bluegrass Party
We received a note on Monday from Richard Hawkins, who reports for both the Bluegrass Ireland Blog and the European Bluegrass Blog. He wanted to let us know about the terrific photo-essay he recently published, covering the 3rd annual Red Wine
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DelFest Monday
Good Morning and, sadly, Good bye DelFesters! Tents are folding, campers are starting to roll and the huge task of trash and recycling sorting has begun. Kudos to Clean Vibes for making our campgrounds here in Cumberland not only clean but
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Phil Leadbetter benefit this weekend
This Saturday (6/4), friends and supporters of Phil Leadbetter will assemble at the Dumplin' Valley Farm in Kodak, TN to host a benefit concert. Phil received a diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in March of this year. He has since undergone a
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Saturday Night LIVE at DelFest
Maybe it was just coincidental that there were a lot of songs about rain last night. While it hasn’t rained since Friday the after affects are still with us and anyone who saw any of the amazing performances up close