WNRV radio in Giles County, VA is set to celebrate their 70th anniversary this week. Broadcasting bluegrass music over the air 24/7 on both the AM and FM band, the station is known locally as The Ridge. Their first FCC license
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Stringbean author to speak at American Banjo Museum
Fans of banjo player and country music entertainer David "Stringbean" Akeman, as well as those with an interest in American music history, will have a unique opportunity on September 9 when the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City welcomes Taylor
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Ketch Secor and Molly Tuttle to host IBMA Bluegrass Awards
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Ketch Secor of Old Crowe Medicine Show, and Molly Tuttle of Golden Highway, will host the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Show on September 28 in Raleigh, NC. This 34th annual edition of
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Praying For Rain video from Lonesome Ace Stringband
Lonesome Ace Stringband - photo by Joel Varjassy Toronto's old time power trio, Lonesome Ace Stringband, has a new music video for their latest single, Praying For Rain, which touches on a topic fresh in all our minds these days. It tells
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The Mighty Name of Jesus video from High Fidelity
Rebel Records has produced a music video for their current hit gospel song with High Fidelity, The Mighty Name of Jesus. The song, written by Hi-Fi fiddler Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, is a joyous celebration of faith, which came to her
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2023 Dove Bluegrass awards nominees
This week the Gospel Music Association announced the nominees for their 54th annual Dove Awards, honoring all sorts of gospel music artists in a variety of styles. Winners will be acknowledged during the Dove Awards show on October 17 at
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Ghost of Good Times video from Full Cord
Full Cord - photo by Scott Simontacchi Dark Shadow Recording has released their first single with Michigan's Full Cord, along with an accompanying music video. The band signed with Dark Shadow some impressive performances at the 2021 World of Bluegrass. They
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Quick Stream video from Jared Finck
Engelhardt Music Group has released a music video for their debut single for South Dakota-born bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Jared Finck. Now living in Nashville, Jared has recorded his second album of original bluegrass instrumentals, supported by some of the top pickers that
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Twin Sisters video from Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman
Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman have released a music video of one of the tracks from their new album of old time duets, Lady of the Lake, which features Brown on banjo and Coleman on fiddle. Interestingly, both of these masters
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Oh, Didn’t They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music
How long have you been interested in bluegrass and old-time music? Could it be that records by George Pegram, the Boston-based Spark Gap Wonder Boys, or Joe Val were among the first that you bought? What these artists and the likes