Artists and creative types, which certainly includes our bluegrass family, have demonstrated a variety of clever and innovative ways to stay relevant during the shutdown, and keep their names before the public while live appearances are curtailed. Taking advantage of
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Jerry Douglas guests on Toy Heart podcast – sneak peak
The next episode of the Toy Heart podcast is set to premiere tomorrow, June 11, with host Tom Power interviewing reso-guitar superstar Jerry Douglas. But our friends at The Bluegrass Situation, who produce and distribute the podcast, have offered it
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Bluegrass On The Rim goes virtual next weekend
For the past six years, the campus of Jacksonville State University has been the home of an annual June festival called Bluegrass On The Rim. It was popular with students and residents in Jacksonville, AL where everyone could congregate outdoors at
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ETSU Bluegrass offers summer session online
The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced an online summer series of courses beginning over this next few months. These are available for both students already enrolled in the program who are
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Kody Norris hosting the Farm and Fun Time noon show
For anyone who has studied the early days of bluegrass and country music, the name Farm and Fun Time rings a familiar bell. Broadcast from the mid-1940s through much of the '50s from WCYB radio in Bristol, VA, the show
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Carolina Blue Monday launches tonight on Facebook Live
Carolina Blue reports that the response to their Facebook Live concerts has been so positive that they are planning to make them a regular feature to thank their fans for supporting them through the shutdown. This fast-rising bluegrass quintet from western
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Billy Strings on bonus episode of Whiskey Sour Happy Hour tonight
Oops..... It appears we told you a little fib last week regarding what was to have been the final episode of Ed Helms' Whiskey Sour Happy Hour video cast. The weekly web series had been running for several weeks, spurred by
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Sam Wharton and Bands2Fans offer weekly streaming concerts
Just as we see live music coming back to stages in parts of the US, here is another regular streaming concert series for fans of contemporary and progressive bluegrass. Sam Wharton, guitarist and founding member of Songs From The Road Band,
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Final edition of Whiskey Sour Happy Hour airs tonight
Here's another sign that we are coming to the end of the COVID-19 restrictions under which we have all been struggling this past few months. Tonight marks the final edition of the Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, which Bluegrass Today is delighted
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Andrew Collins’ Isolationist Guide to Mandolin
We continue to be impressed by the ingenuity and creativity of bluegrass artists who, faced with this sudden enforced inactivity, find ways to use their skills and talents to keep some food on the table. And with the ability to