Bluegrass vocalist Ben James, a newly-minted member of the Oak Ridge Boys, made his television debut with the world famous quartet last weekend on Huckabee. James, a former member of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Dailey & Vincent, had been pursuing
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Summer Brooke is back as an author, and on TV
One of our favorite artists over the past decade has been Summer Brooke McMahan, in her time with her family band Mountain Faith, on her own, and with her brother as Summer & Bray. We followed the rapid rise of
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Bluegrass Ridge TV adds official streaming playlists
Bluegrass Ridge, the half hour television program that broadcasts bluegrass music videos into the homes of millions every week, has added a new feature for viewers who want to hear the songs from the show after it is over. Hosted by
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Bayla Davis chosen as a Fellow by From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab
Bayla Davis, the 16 year old banjo player with North Carolina's Newfound Gap, has been awarded a 2023-'24 Learning and Media Lab Fellowship by From The Top, an association dedicated to fostering and promoting talented young musical artists. From The
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Billy Strings and Chris Thile on CBS Saturday Morning
In case you missed it... two of bluegrass music's brightest young stars performed on February 3 at the CBS Saturday Morning studios, which was broadcast all over the US. Chris Thile and Billy Strings were in New York this past weekend
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Michael Cleveland on MSNBC tonight (video added)
Due to a concentration of circumstances, bluegrass fiddle maestro Michael Cleveland will be making a last minute television appearance tonight (1/18) on MSNBC. Cleveland, in New York City for tomorrow's sold out performance with Tony Trischka at The City Winery, celebrating
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Molly Tuttle video from Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits aired an episode last week that featured a live performance by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, playing material from their current Grammy-winning album, City of Gold. If you missed the program when it showed on PBS stations all
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Opry announces Grand Del Opry 2 on November 18
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville has announced an anniversary celebration of Del McCoury, and his 20 years as an Opry member, with a special show at the Opry House on November 18. Billed as Grand Del Opry 2, the
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Hammertowne to appear on RV There Yet?
Kentucky's Hammertowne is set to appear next year in an episode of RV There Yet? on the Discovery channel. The band filmed with the program on October 21 when they performed at Greenbo State Park for an episode celebrating the 100th
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Big Family documentary now available for streaming from KET
The excellent 2019 documentary about bluegrass music, Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music, produced by Kentucky Educational Television, has finally been made available for online streaming. Filmed in large part during the World of Bluegrass convention in 2017 and '18,