Youth competitors waiting their turn at Galax - photo by Perrie Coker All week competitors are lining up at the 82nd annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. Felts Park is filled to the brim with campers and RVs of every
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Cia and Stetson at La Roche in France
Just got this note from Cia Cheryholmes who is performing in Europe now with her husband Stetson Adkisson and Songs Of The Fall. She shared a few words about their ongoing tour, along with another video shot by Richard Cifersky. We
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I’ve Always Been a Gambler video from Murder Murder
Murder Murder is a modern bluegrass act from Sudbury, Ontario with a new album, Wicked Lines & Veins, due in September. The name may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the band liked it so much they used it
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Jim Nunally talks to Bluegrass Today
Jim Nunally, a San Francisco Bay Area native, has enjoyed a varied musical journey, not only as a musician, but as a composer, record producer and teacher. He had been preceded in that journey by his guitar-playing grandfather, an Arkansas native,
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Kitty Amaral to play Newport Folk with Butch Robins
Kitty Amaral is a name to remember in bluegrass and old time music. Not yet out of high school, this Elk Creek, VA teen is already being recognized as a fiddler of note, so much so that she has been
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Take Me Back To Kentucky video from Carolina Road
When we reported earlier this month about Pinecastle Records opening Bonfire Recording Studio in Greenville, SC, we mentioned their intention to use the facility for both new audio projects, and for shooting video for promoting their artists. And they haven't wasted
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Where I Stand video from Old Salt Union
Compass Records has released a video for Where I Stand, the debut single from their upcoming self-titled album from Old Salt Union. The Union is another modern string band that came to prominence by winning the FreshGrass band competition, back in
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Seven Miles video from Paper Wings
Paper Wings is an interesting act, a duo composed of two young friends, whose sound crosses a number of roots and acoustic music categories. Emily Mann and Wilhelmina Frankzerda are separated by more than 2,000 miles, with one in Nashville
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A performer’s eye view of Grey Fox ’17
Russ Carson isn't just one of the top bluegrass banjo players in the world today. The youthful five stringer with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder is also a talented photographer, with the innate sense of a natural documentarian. For several years
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The Blackbird Said from The Page Turners
We've told this story so many times it's starting to feel like a cliche... They met while studying in the American Roots program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and decided to start playing together. Last year they were