Richard Harrington has a nice piece in this morning's Washington Post on the current Alison Krauss & Union Station tour featuring the music - and the person - of Tony Rice. "My love and admiration for Tony goes back to what
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Ryan Holladay, Sierra Hull at Carnegie Hall
Bluegrass music travels to Carnegie Hall next weekend, May 12, 2007, when Ryan Holladay and Sierra Hull host The Carnegie Hall Family Concert Bluegrass Celebration. The concert includes these two young (Ryan is 14, Sierra is 15) multi-instrumentalists along with
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Gary Ferguson, David Miner to Ireland in July 2007
Bluegrass singer/songwriter/guitarist Gary Ferguson and resonator guitarist David Miner are set to tour in Ireland from July 13-29, 2007. The tour will include concerts as well as workshops on Dobro and songwriting. You can find dates, info and links to their
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Doc meets Elvis
Merlefest 2007 is over and the reports are that it was a spectacular festival. I've heard several people recount for me the highlights of this year's event. But my friend Scott Rouse, a Nashville based producer, had what must have
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Merlefest 2007 streaming online
Merlefest 2007 begins this week. I'm sure this year will see another large crowd at the festival, but what about those of us that can't make it? Well this year, we can listen in online. All week long mvyradio.com will be
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IBMA announces 2007 Showcase acts
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the list of acts which have been invited to showcase at the 2007 World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville (October 1-7). Circuit Riders Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock Grass Cats Grasstowne The Faris Family Carrie Hassler &
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SCAM ALERT: Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival
In a very disturbing piece of news, it seems someone is attempting to scam people with a fake festival site. The promoters of the Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival are asking people to carefully check the url before purchasing tickets online. Their
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Former Blue Grass Boys gather to support ‘Tater’ Tate
Here's another post from our all-the-more regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. Recently we posted a story
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Uncle Earl at Bonnaroo
We've just learned that bluegrass/old-time band Uncle Earl will be performing at the 2007 Bonnaroo music festival. The festival takes place mid June in Manchester, TN and has become a large and very popular festival in the last few years. Bonnaroo
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A Day with Don Parmley – April 14
We got a note from Randy Graham, mandolinist and tenor singer with David Parmley and Continental Divide, about an event scheduled this weekend to celebrate the life and musical career of Don Parmley. Here's Randy's note: I want to take a moment