The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music has for the past ten years awarded a grant of $50,000 annually to a prominent 5 string banjoist which Steve and his Board of Directors have selected. The first
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Cup O’Joe brings back New Grass Revival
Most everyone who grew up learning to play bluegrass music recalls the thrill of learning the solos from their favorite pickers, taken from recordings of their music. Those of a certain age remember that the only way to do this
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Mo Pitney album release at the Station Inn tomorrow night
Most music lovers in the US know Mo Pitney as a fast-rising country artist with a strong singing voice, and a knack for traditional country music and the values that attach to it. But bluegrass fans know him as one
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God Bless America Again video from The Chestangs
The Chestangs, a family bluegrass Gospel group from south Alabama, have resurrected a country hit from the past for their latest single. Its the Bobby Bare classic, God Bless America Again, which was famously recorded by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
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Gary Brewer & Sons make Louisville TV
Earlier this week, Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers were interviewed on Louisville TV channel 11 WHAS. The occasion for their appearance on the Great Day Live program was the recent release of Gary's 40th Anniversary Collection album, which finds him
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Uncle Phil’s Throwback Thursday
Phil Leadbetter, reigning IBMA Dobro Player of the Year - and everyone's favorite Uncle Phil - has been taking to Facebook Live from his music room on Thursday evenings for a new series he has dubbed Uncle Phil's Throwback Thursdays. The
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Carry On Wayward Son from Steve ‘n’ Seagulls
Finland's grass-rockers, Steve 'n' Seagulls, have a new single just out, continuing with their established pattern of performing bluegrass-themed covers of major rock 'n' roll hits. It's hard to describe their vibe unless you see them live, but imagine a
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They Call It Bluegrass video from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
With their next album from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Bill Monroe's ol' Mandolin, set for release later this month, Pinecastle Records has produced a new music video for a second single from the record. It's for They Call It Bluegrass,
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Ben Eldridge Week starts today at Bluegrass Stories
Bluegrass Stories, the podcast featuring interviews with bluegrass personalities with Katy Daley and Howard Parker, has reached its sixth series of conversations. The first episode of Series 6 released last week, a discussion with Jen Larson, the Archives Manager at
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Jesus The Refugee video from Kevin Slick
Kevin Slick is an artist, writer, and bluegrass musician in Boulder, CO who also serves as the current President of the Colorado Bluegrass Society. In the furtherance of those duties he has often contributed news and photos here at Bluegrass