Ola Belle Reed, the first album on Rounder Records by this iconic North Carolina singer and banjo player, has been chosen by the Library of Congress for its National Recording Registry. Each year the National Recording Preservation Board selects as many
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Shawn Lane & Family sing the anthem in Charlotte
Shawn Lane of Blue Highway is out with his family this week doing some shows. The talented southwest Virginia singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist enjoys singing with his wife and their two sons, who now that they are old enough, can
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Pert Near Sandstone launches Road to Blue Ox podcast
Pert Near Sandstone has launched a new podcast, Road To Blue Ox, to help promote and prepare people for their annual festival in their native Wisconsin. The alt-grass quintet hosts the Blue Ox Music Festival each June, inviting many of the
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The Madness & The Mandolin
Kelley Gibson is the 23-year old son of Eric Gibson of the award-winning Gibson Brothers, and a talented bluegrass musician in his own right. His father notes that Kelley was, “messing around with little guitars and ukuleles from the time he
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Wanda Lou video from Ray Edwards with Junior Sisk
Ray Edwards has created a performance video for his current single, Wanda Lou, one of 12 tracks on his Golden Anniversary Celebration album on Pinecastle. The song is a true story about Ray's wife, which he wrote as a tribute to
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A Few Old Memories video from Chad Darou
Bell Buckle Records has released a music video for the current single from Chad Darou, A Few Old Memories. It's one of the tracks on Chad's recent project, Raising The Bar. Written and recorded by Hazel Dickens back in '80s, the
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Wide Open Bluegrass now a free event!
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced this morning that their Wide Open Bluegrass event, held each year at the Red Hat Ampitheater in Raleigh, NC, will become a free festival starting in 2019. Not just the Wide Open Street Festival,
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Jericho video from Mile Twelve
Here's the second video from the new album by Mile Twelve, City On A Hill, set for release at the end of the month. This time it's Jericho, a band original about a veteran who has returned from war. In this
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Station Inn TV available April 3
Most bluegrass fans already know that the Station Inn in Nashville is perhaps the premiere live music venue in the world of grass. With live entertainment 7 nights a week - and some afternoons as well - local residents and
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That’ll Be Just Fine video from Bill and The Belles
Bill and The Belles are back with a new single and video, demonstrating their unique modern mastery of the pre-bluegrass string band sound. It's part vaudeville, part string swing, and always all acoustic. Under the direction of guitarist/vocalist Kris Truelsen, the