Events

  • Steve Martin: Bluegrass over Comedy?

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    CNN caught up with funny-man turned banjo-man, Steve Martin, at the 2010 Bonnaroo festival and their cameras captured him talking about the benefits of performing music rather than stand-up comedy. UPDATE (11:00 AM): Turner has blocked embedding of the video from

  • Politics and Bluegrass at Podunk

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    A few NorthEastern blogs are abuzz with the name, Rhonda Vincent. Sadly, it's not her music they're talking about. What has them all stirred up is an action she took at the Podunk Bluegrass Festival this last Saturday. During the course of

  • Free tickets to Casey Driessen shows

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    Anyone want free tickets to see Casey Driessen opening for country/rock sensations the Zac Brown Band? Casey and his power trio are touring this next two weeks with Brown, and is offering two free tickets for each show to folks who

  • Hot Rize reunion tour 2010

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    Hot Rize hits the road again this fall for their first US tour in more than 10 years. They have a string of dates scheduled later this year with original members Pete Wernick on banjo, Tim O'Brien on mandolin/fiddle and

  • Trial by fire for Jake Stargel

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    Mountain Heart's new lead guitarist, Jake Stargel, had quite a first gig with the band yesterday. Right out of the gate, he was on stage with Tony Rice at Red, White & Bluegrass in North Carolina. Here's some video from yesterday's

  • Katy Daly at ROMP

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    Our good friend Katy Daley from WAMU's Bluegrass Country is at the 2010 River Of Music Party (ROMP) in Owensboro, KY. ROMP is sponsored by the International Bluegrass Music Museum. She sent along a number of photos she took with her

  • The Festy Experience goes live in October

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    The Infamous Stringdusters have teamed up with The Artist Farm, Cerberus Productions and Devils Backbone Brewing Company to kickoff a new 2-day camping festival near Charlottesville, VA. The Festy Experience will be held over the Columbus Day weekend, October 9-10,  on

  • Grascals and Dierks at BamaJam

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    The folks who put on the Verizon Wireless Bamajam Music and Arts Festival 2010 earlier this month sent along some great photos of sets by The Grascals and Dierks Bentley. The Grascals and Bentley - who was promoting his new grassy

  • Bluegrass and acoustic music from CMA on WSM

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    WSM radio in Nashville will be broadcasting live this weekend from CMA Fest 2010. They will carry all of the live performances from the Durango Boots Acoustic Corner Stage at the Nashville Convention Center, starting this morning (6/10) at 11:00