Al Murphy, a noted old time fiddler from Iowa City, was raised in a family of fiddlers, and mentored by Otis McCray who had played fiddle in Iowa since the 1880s. Folks in the region revere Murphy not only for
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Me And My Guitar – Tony Rice Unit at Grass Valley in 1988
Many thanks to Danny "Hootenany" Clark with The Bluegrass Bus Museum for sharing this vintage video from California's Grass Valley Festival back in 1988. It features The Tony Rice Unit playing an extended version of Me and My Guitar, the title
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E.M.D. video from The New Acoustic Collective
The New Acoustic Collective is a contemporary string band in the Bay area of California, dedicated to the sort of chamber swing and jazz popularized in the 1980s by artists like David Grisman and Tony Rice. Those old enough to remember
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The 12 Days of Licksmas with Eli Gilbert & Friends
Attention banjo players and students! If you haven't already discovered Eli Gilbert's 12 Days of Licksmas videos, see that you do so post haste. Eli is a young banjo player from Maine, just making it into the under 30 crowd, who
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There Is A Reason video from Sarah Chapman
Sarah Chapman has released another music video today from her debut album, Winnebago, released earlier this year. It's her cover of There Is A Reason, a lovely song of faith written by Ron Block and first recorded by Alison Krauss &
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Happy Joyous Hanukkah video from Nefesh Mountain
Nefesh Mountain has released a music video from their 2020 Hanukkah Concert, which streamed live this past Saturday night from The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. It's their bluegrass arrangement of Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, incorporating snippets
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Avery Stokes video from Phil Leadbetter & the All Stars of Bluegrass
Phil Leadbetter, everyone's favorite Uncle Phil, has a new music video to share from his Swing For The Fences album with his best pals, The All Stars of Bluegrass. The All Stars are a special project band that Phil came up
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Concert Duo for Violin and Bass (Finale) video from Tessa Lark and Edgar Myer
Here's another classical musician with a passion for bluegrass. Tessa Lark is a professional violinist who made her professional debut at age 16 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has performed all over the world, and won honors including
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In A Country Town video from Daryl Mosley
Last month, when Pinecastle Records released their latest single for Daryl Mosley, we told you about his request for fans to send in photos of the little towns where they live for a music video of the song, In A
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Christmas Cheer (This Weary Year) video from Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka, like most other professional musicians, has felt the impact of COVID-19 in their lives, with increased show cancellations and uncertainty about the future. But as he said, fortunately, "My online banjo school has kept my family fed." As Tony