These days, most of the alt-bluegrass, or grassicana, bands come from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, or the big cities of the upper midwest. But The Wooks developed their unique contemporary sound in the Bluegrass State, and then took it to
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High Fidelity interview at World of Bluegrass
Daniel Mullins caught up with Bluegrass Ramble showcase artists High Fidelity just after they finished a set yesterday in the Raleigh Convention Center. The guys and gals talked about their passion for the music of an earlier era, and how
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Chris sez… I’ve Been Mostly Asleep
From the deepest recesses of an undisclosed location in Raleigh, NC, Chris Jones submits a video report from the 2018 World of Bluegrass.
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Where Ya Been video from Woodbelly
Wood Belly is a fast-rising contemporary bluegrass quintet from Colorado. They took first place in this year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition, and have been recognized with a Momentum Award nomination from the IBMA. The band consists of Craig Patterson on guitar,
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When We Played With Fire video from Mustered Courage
Australia's Mustered Courage is back with a new single, the title track from their upcoming album, When We Played With Fire. Their style of bluegrass is more urban than rural, with clever songwriting and solid musicianship, which has found a ready
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Was Nots video from The King James Boys
Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their first single from their new album from South Carolina's King James Boys. A fun song written by Gene Owens counting off all the "nots" we encounter in this world, it's a play
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Polly Vaughn video from Blackberry Blossom Farm
Blackberry Blossom Farm, also known as The Skillman Family, have released a music video from their latest CD, Mama's Apron Strings. The band features three California sisters on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, with dad on bass. With all the girls still in
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Sailor Street releases first promo video
When we spoke recently with Tim Shelton about the dissolution of NewFound Road, he indicated that he simply had too many irons in the fire to spend time trying to arrange NFR reunion shows. One of those irons he mentioned
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I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow from The Earls
The Earls of Leicester continue to taunt us with videos from their upcoming double live album, weeks before it is available for purchase. Live at the CMA Theater will drop during IBMA week, recorded on two nights earlier this year in
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Speak Love video from The Family Sowell
The Family Sowell is a touring band of six bluegrass siblings in east Tennessee. Like many such groups, as the kids have started maturing into adulthood, their music has taken on a more serious tone, and they changed their name