Events

  • Crooked Road tour in April

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    The National Council for the Traditional Arts has announced another Music From The Crooked Road concert tour for 2010. The focus is on the traditional music and musicians of southwest Virginia, and to highlight The Crooked Road,Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. Concerts

  • New Grascals CD in March

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    We just heard from Kristin Scott Benson with some great Grascals news. Their next CD is set for a March 30 release on Rounder. "It's tentatively titled The Famous Lefty Flynn's, which is a song co-written by Jamie Johnson, featuring Terry

  • Randy Kohrs to tour with G2

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    Randy Kohrs, whose new CD Quicksand is out today (1/12), has announced plans to tour in Europe during the Spring of 2010. The tour is being arranged by Swedish grassers G2, who will accompany Kohrs on the road. G2 banjo picker

  • Jennings Chestnut benefit planned

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    Alan Bibey just contacted us with some unfortunate news... "Our dear friend Jennings Chestnut that has for many years put on the Bluegrass On The Waccamaw Festival in Conway, SC and helped start the Ocean Lakes Bluegrass Festival, has been diagnosed

  • Bluegrass Jamboree a hit in Germany

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    We had posted back in October about Bluegrass Jamboree, a package show that toured in Germany during the month of December. This was said to be the first such show of its kind, which included sets from Beverly Smith &

  • Dolyle Lawson to record live Gospel DVD

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    Doyle Lawson, and his recently-reformulated edition of Quicksilver, are set to record a live concert video on January 15. This will be an all-Gospel project, with an expected release on DVD later in 2010 in celebration of Doyle's 30th Anniversary

  • Evans, Vanderpool show raises $20K

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    Here's some heartwarming news that demonstrates the kindness and generosity of our bluegrass community... We got this note from Megan Brugger at MyClassicCountry radio in Xenia, OH. The station was among the sponsors for the Gerald Evans and Dale Vanderpool Appreciation

  • Blue Highway at 15

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    Blue Highway is zeroing in on the 15th anniversary of their very first live performance, which ocurred on New Year's Eve in 1994. At that time, Tim Stafford had just left his position with Alison Krauss, as had Shawn Lane his

  • Gerald Evans, Dale Vanderpool benefit

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    A whole raft of bluegrass artists from the Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee area are banding together this Sunday (12/20) to raise money in support of two of their own. Dale Vanderpool and Gerald Evans have labored long and hard in the

  • Bean Blossom Memorial Brick Wall Project

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    Here's an idea for those who would like to support a worthy cause with their Christmas gift-giving, one that also speaks to the pesky "what do you get for the bluegrass fan who has everything" dilemma. The Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation