Bluegrass radio news

  • Keys To The Highway goes live

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    Patrick Costello is nothing if not dedicated to music - banjo music in particular. We posted previously about his having learned to play despite a severe hearing loss suffered as a child, and then regaining his hearing after a successful surgical

  • Cumberland River and Justified on WNYC

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    Cumberland River's Jamie Dean will be on WNYC's Soundcheck program Thursday afternoon, along with Greg Still, Music Supervisor for TNT's popular Justified series. The pair will visit with host John Schaefer to talk about the show, and of course the contributions

  • Bluegrass rules on Music City Roots tonight

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    Tonight's (2/1) edition of Music City Roots is bluegrass, bluegrass, bluegrass. Scheduled to perform this evening from the Loveless Barn in Nashville are Lonesome River Band, Chris Jones & the Nightdrivers, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Special Consensus and Darrell Scott. Jim

  • Big doin’s with Katy Daley

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    Katy Daley has a couple of major guests scheduled this week during her morning show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Tuesday (1/31) at 9:15 (EST), Graham Sharp from Steep Canyon Rangers will join Katy by phone to talk about the band's upcoming

  • Music Shed’s loss is WNCW’s gain

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    When Music Shed closed its doors in December, they found themselves with a substantial amount of inventory remaining - even after a month-long going-out-of-business sale. Rather than offer these bluegrass recordings as a lot at auction, the company made the decision

  • O Brother remembered at Bluegrass On The Bay

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    Maryland's Jay Armsworthy will dedicate his weekly radio show, Bluegrass On The Bay, to the 10th Anniversary of of the Coen brothers movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou. If you haven't picked up the Deluxe Edition 2 CD, 10th Anniversary edition of the

  • Craig Havighurst to produce for Music City Roots

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    Craig Havighurst, writer, NPR music journalist, independent filmmaker and IBMA Board member, has been tapped as Senior Producer for Music City Roots, a weekly, two-hour live radio/television broadcast aired on Wednesday's from Nashville's Loveless Cafe. The show presents music from a

  • WAMU’s Bluegrass Country in American Magazine

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    For half a century, Washington, DC's WAMU has been a staple in bluegrass broadcasting. Fans and professional artists alike tune in daily to get their fix from the 24/7 online bluegrass broadcast outlet. American Magazine, published by American University (the home

  • 3TO on RBI

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    Russell Moore and Steve Dilling from IIIrd Tyme Out are next weekend's guests on Best of Bluegrass on Radio Bluegrass International (RBI). The guys spend 45 minutes with host Bob Mitchell sharing stories. Bob tells us that their discussion includes "talk about a longtime

  • LRB and the Smiths on WDVX

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    Two big bluegrass shows are scheduled for the next two days on Blue Plate Special, WDVX's live performance program out of Knoxville, TN. Lonesome River Band will be featured on today's (12/2) edition of the show, with Kenny & Amanda Smith