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  • Rounder Way Back Wednesdays

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    Rounder Records has recently begun a weekly series of remembrances on their official blog from the early days of their 40 years in bluegrass, old time and roots music. They are calling the feature Way Back Wednesday, and post a new

  • Quebe Sisters live on WSVS

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    The Quebe Sisters will be playing for the Virginia Museum of Radio Entertainment at the Kenbridge Community Center on Thursday, June 2, 2011. The following afternoon, they will perform and discuss their music on WSVS 800 AM, which will also

  • Top 66 Bluegrass Chart

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    Starting today (5/31), there will be a new bluegrass music chart available online. The Top 66 Bluegrass Chart is hosted by The Alternate Root webzine and will be published weekly online. The Top 66 is designed as a radio playlist chart

  • Banjo NewsLetter

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    We heard this weekend from Donald Nitchie, editor of the venerable Banjo NewsLetter, with some info about the upcoming June issue. The cover feature is an interview with Tom Boyd from Dry Branch Fire Squad, conducted by Greg Cahill from Special

  • Davidson Brothers video tease

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    The Davidson Brothers have put together a brief video tease to help spread the word about their upcoming CD, Here To Stay, due for release on July 1. The boys even pick a tune on the Fender guitar they are giving

  • Audie Blaylock and Mr. Bill

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    Next Tuesday (May 31) is the official release date for Audie Blaylock & Redline's terrific Bill Monroe tribute album, I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky. It's actually available now as a digital download online with CDs shipping next week. The record

  • Deering crows about Taylor Swift video

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    Deering Banjos is looking to make the most out of the fact that young country superstar Taylor Swift has been appearing with one of their Boston 6-String acoustic/electric banjos. She played it on her new album and in the music video

  • New video from The Farewell Drifters

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    Nashville alt-grassers The Farewell Drifters have released a music video for We Go Together, a track from their upcoming Echo Boom CD, due June 7 on Thirty Tigers/Sony Red. The guys have let a few live performances out on video, but

  • Singing siblings are The Vespers

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    It's almost too cute... A pair of singing sisters meet up with a pair of picking brothers across a campfire jam, and a new band is born. But that is exactly how The Vespers got together. Callie and Phoebe Cryar joined

  • Monroeville video shoot for Pot Of Gold

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    The Monroeville boys shot a music video last week just ahead of the release of their self-titled, debut CD on May 17. The video is for Chris Stapleton's Pot Of Gold, the third track on this 9 song EP. David Poag