If you've never watched Béla Fleck's 2008 documentary film, Throw Down Your Heart, there is an excellent opportunity tonight (December 11), when it being offered as a free live stream on both Facebook and YouTube. Not only is it offered in
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The Mountain Minor music videos and soundtrack now available
As they celebrate the release last week of their audio soundtrack, the producers of the recent film, The Mountain Minor, have released a number of video snippets from the movie, featuring the cast performing songs included on both the CD
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Southern Gospel – new film to feature bluegrass Gospel music
We heard some news this week from our Hollywood insider, the one and only Rhonda Vincent, about the theatrical film she had told us about a few weeks back. She had a chance to appear in this project on screen,
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James Reams: Like A Flowing River – A Bluegrass Passage coming to Amazon
The 2018 film, Like A Flowing River: A Bluegrass Passage, about the life and career of bluegrass troubadour James Reams, has been re-edited for wide release through MVD Entertainment Group. The film by Joshua Smith and Rick Bowman covers the 25 years Reams
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Far Western film on Japanese bluegrass now available
Way back in 2014, we told you about a new documentary film then in production called Far West. The brainchild of director James Payne, the feature length project told the story of how audiences in Japan have become enthralled with
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Harold Smith on Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Bonnie and Clyde
Editor's note...This article is a contribution from Harold Smith, longtime mandolinist for East Virginia, a very popular bluegrass group from the Tidewater area of Virginia in the late 1970s and early '80s. They recorded a number of solid albums for
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The Mountain Minor to make broadcast debut next week
Warren Waldren, Judy Waldren, Hazel Pasley, Amy Clay, Jonathan Bradshaw, Asa Nelson, and Elizabeth LaPrelle Great news for fans of traditional mountain music! The Mountain Minor, a new film project from writer/director Dale Farmer, is set to make its television broadcast debut
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Station Inn documentary film airing online
True Life Bluegrass, a documentary about Nashville's iconic Station Inn, is set to air on Saturday evening online. The 2004 film by Pat Isbey runs to 75 minutes, giving the history of the storied live music venue which has been the
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The Mountain Minor now available on streaming services
We have written before about The Mountain Minor, an independent film by Dale Farmer that offers an uplifting story of traditional music and experience. It falls into the category of "Appalachian positivity," conveying a fairly recent change in the way the
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Lorraine Jordan on film in North Carolina
This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner,