If you've visited the main page of the mega-search site Google this week, you'll have seen this lovely tribute to the great Earl Scruggs at the top of the page. It was created as part of their This Day In History
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GuitarBench Magazine returns online
Great news for lovers, players, and builders of fine, handmade acoustic guitars! GuitarBench Magazine is back after a hiatus of nearly three years. Initially an online quarterly publication, the magazine launched a bit ahead of the current revolution in web publishing,
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Amuse offers free digital distribution with app
With the rapid growth of home recording software and technology, it's never been easier to create your own album - or single - and get it to the online market. Most new computers ship with at least basic software for
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Mountain Music Project now available on Amazon Prime
The Mountain Music Project, a film about a pair of bluegrass musicians who visited Nepal to meet and jam with folk musicians in that Asian nation, is now available as part of Amazon Prime. Subscribers to Amazon's service can rent
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The Breakdown podcast now available online
Here's another new bluegrass music podcast that should appeal to many of our readers. It's called The Breakdown, and takes as its theme to focus each episode on a single iconic album in the genre, going over the history, the
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Rhonda and Becky pull out the ugly Christmas sweaters
Here's a fun holiday diversion for this evening, if you're in the mood. Rhonda Vincent and Becky Buller will be hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater contest from 7:00-8:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook. Not only will these two bluegrass ladies show off
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615 Hideaway Christmas Special airs live today online
The 615 Hideaway, an online television program featuring the top music in Nashville, is doing a bluegrass Christmas special today with many of the artists who performed on Rural Rhythm Records' A Very Merry Bluegrass Christmas album, released earlier this
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615 Hideaway to launch Bluegrass Fridays
Since early in 2017, The 615 Hideaway has been creating streaming video content highlighting the many musical faces of Nashville. They produce 2-3 shows each week for online distribution, featuring pop, country, rock, folk, and bluegrass artists, showcasing new music
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Live streaming from World of Bluegrass 2018
So far the most common question I've heard here at World of Bluegrass is, "Will there be live streaming of the Awards Show this year?" Thankfully, the answer is, "Yes! ... and." Not only the Awards Show, but other WOB moments will
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Grassers take over Instagram account at Bluegrass Today
This year during IBMA week, we are going to have some fun on Instagram. We've invited several different artists to take over our account for a day to post their own impressions of World of Bluegrass and the Wide Open