Earlier this afternoon in Las Vegas The Grammy Premiere Ceremony was held, announcing the bulk of the 86 awards to be distributed during the 2022 Grammys. These are the proverbial "Awards given earlier in the day," which are often referenced
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Round Window Press announces Wes Corbett and other banjo books
Round Window Institute, the non-profit entity that manages Banjo Summit and the Modern Mandolin Workshop, has announced the launch of a print side, Round Window Press, to publish instrumental transcription projects. The first book will be for virtuoso modern banjoist Wes
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Singing The Blues video from Echo Valley
Bell Buckle Records has released a new album for Echo Valley, Wildest Dreams, along with a music video for the second single, Singin' The Blues. Echo Valley is the Anderson family of western Pennsylvania, five sisters and a brother, who are
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Win a Huber VBR-3 from the IBMA Foundation
The IBMA Foundation has announced their 2nd annual Strings for Dreams raffle to benefit the organization's charitable and educational efforts. This year's raffle offers chances to win a 2010 Huber Banjos Truetone VRB-3 model, donated by longtime Foundation supporter Richard Spratt.
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Video Premiere: Johnny Clay from Kim Robins
Pinecastle Records has a new music video for Kim Robins, which we are pleased to premiere here at Bluegrass Today. It's for the opening track of her 2021 album, Leave The Porch Light On, a moonshining story written by Daniel Salyer
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That Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore video from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
We may not have Doyle Lawson to kick around any more, at least not on stage with Quicksilver, but the rich legacy of music they have recorded will be with us until the end of days. Billy Blue Records is releasing
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Video Premiere: Love Changes from The Family Sowell
The Family Sowell is unique among bluegrass family bands. Like most, the group began when the various Sowell siblings were quite young, with each new one joining the band as soon as they were old enough to do so. But
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Chris Thile transcription book from Jake Howard
Like many touring musicians, Jake Howard, mandolinist with The Henhouse Prowlers, developed a presence on Patreon to try and recover some of the lost income when pandemic restrictions put an end to live music in 2020. And he was well
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Doug McKelway plays his Huber banjo on Huckabee
On last weekend's Huckabee show, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), TV news anchor Doug McKelway joined host Mike Huckabee to talk about Centerpoint, a news program launching next week on TBN. For years McKelway's was a familiar face to
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DCBU announces inaugural Orrin Star Music Scholarship recipient
The DC Bluegrass Union has chosen today, the birthday of the late guitarist Orrin Star, to announce the first recipient of their music scholarship which honors his many contributions to bluegrass music. Marleigh Blackwell of Capon Bridge, West Virginia is the