While shooting a music video for the title track of her City Of Refuge CD, Abigail Washburn also shot a solo live video for Nobody's Fault But Mine, a Blind Willie Johnson song she recorded for her Song Of The
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Fanning The Fire
Fanning The Fire, a new short documentary set to enter this season's film festival circuit, uses the passion and excitement of a young Texas picker to demonstrate to audiences of any age what bluegrass music is all about. Though it features
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Grascals in black and white
The Grascals have a new video from their recent release, Dance Til Your Stockings Are Hot and Ravelin', their Andy Griffith Show tribute project. It includes an album's worth of songs made famous on the Griffith show during the 1960s,
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Bluegrass Europe on its own
The current April/May edition of Bluegrass Europe magazine boasts a number of milestones. Bluegrass Europe was founded and first published by Paolo Dettwiler who continued as the editor until the February/March 2011 edition, after which he retired. The magazine debuted
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I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #203
From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information
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Thoughts on Grammy category restructuring
The Recording Academy, the organization that manages the annual Grammy Awards, generated some controversy earlier this month when they shuffled and reorganized some of the award categories for 2011. In total, the number of categories has been whittled down from
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2011 Dove Awards
The winners of the 2011 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced last night during their annual gala awards presentation in Atlanta. This year marked the 42nd presentation of these awards, which encompass a wide variety of Gospel
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Alison Krauss talks Paper Airplane
Last week saw the release of Paper Airplane from Alison Krauss & Union Station, their first full band project since 2004. It's a splendid example of why this group, and their superstar lead singer, have made such a powerful impact well
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Important changes for 2011 World Of Bluegrass
Well, you can't say they didn't listen. IBMA has announced a number of major changes to the pricing and availability options during this year's World Of Bluegrass Convention in Nashville. As attendance at this flagship event has dwindled in recent years,
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Jubilation Day video from Steve Martin
Steve Martin has released a music video for the song Jubilation Day, one of several comic songs on his new album, Rare Bird Alert, produced as a collaborative project with Steep Canyon Rangers. It was shot during the early touring in