About a month ago, banjoist Jayme Stone put together a special concert tribute to John Hartford, held at the Little Schoolhouse in the Pines in Salina, CO. Hartford, of course, was both a celebrated songwriter and a genre-shattering live performer who
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Carter Brothers head for the Emerald Isle
The Carter Brothers (Danny and Tim) are packing their grip for a long, long trip - across the ocean to Ireland. They have two weeks worth of shows running from June 18 through July 1. Tim will be on banjo, mandolin
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Silver Dollar City Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival
Nancy Cardwell spent a few days last month at the annual Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival in Branson, MO and sent along this detailed report. Nancy is Special Projects Coordinator for IBMA in Nashville and also works extensively
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Sam Bush DelFest video
Sam Bush has posted a hilarious YouTube video shot during the now legendary Del-uge that came on DelFest over the Memorial Day weekend. He shot it on his bus where he and several others sought refuge when the storms hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IP0AOUXUaw
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Memorial Day Weekend with Cherryholmes
Cherryholmes has created a mini-travelogue video that follows their exploits over the recently-concluded Memorial Day weekend. It mixes video and still images with both backstage and onstage looks at the family on the road. Over the course of two days, Cherryholmes
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IBMA 2009
The International Bluegrass Music Association has begun the marketing campaign for this year's World of Bluegrass event in Nashville, TN. As usual, the week long event will include the IBMA business conference/trade show, the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show, and
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Del Fest in photos
Photographer Bill Merlavage was at the recent Del Fest. The festival persevered through much rain and mud, and so did Bill. He's posted over 300 photos of the event on his website, and they are great photos. If you were
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Dixie Bee-Liners Textual Activity tour
The Dixie Bee-Liners have created a clever promotion for their summer '09 tour dates. They are combining America's love for their portable communication devices with bluegrass music to offer their fans a chance to win some cool prizes. The Bee-Liners have
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Tony Rice in North Carolina
Josh Shilling shot some video onstage during Mountain Heart's show with Tony Rice and Terry Baucom on Friday night in Morganton, NC. Josh snuck up on Tony while he was playing the extended intro to Manzanita, and shot through the whole
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Steve Martin and SCR in Wall St. Journal
If it seems like we are writing quite a bit about Steve Martin and his banjo CD, The Crow, quite a bit of late, it's only because the wider entertainment media is as well. Of course we'll always cover what's