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  • Abigail Washburn at the Tiny Desk

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    Abigail Washburn stopped by the NPR Music office recently to shoot a video for the network's Tiny Desk Concert series, so named for being set behind the desk of Bob Boilen, host of their All Songs Considered program. She and her

  • Crowdsourcing success for The Banjo Project

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    We've been bringing you news of The Banjo Project for some time now. Most recently we reported that the production was in need of funding to complete the editing process. Emmy winning producer Marc Fields took to the digital streets

  • MandoHangout launches today

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    Eric Schlange, proprietor of the popular Hangout sites online, is today launching his latest venture, Mando Hangout. It is powered by the same engine as his other popular sites (Banjo, Fiddle, Flatpicker, and Reso Hangouts), and boasts the same features

  • Bach on Mandolin from Ben Bosco

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    We've had a number of occasions on Bluegrass Today to note the appreciation for J.S. Bach among bluegrass and acoustic string musicians. Much of Bach's music was composed for harpsichord, and is right at home on the banjo or mandolin,

  • Bean Blossom by Tom Adler

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    “Bean Blossom, Indiana — near Brown County State Park and the artist-colony town of Nashville, Indiana — is home to the annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, founded in 1967 by Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. Widely recognized as the

  • Bluegrass Stage Performance Guide

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    Kansan Mark A. Johnson has done a great service for the bluegrass profession with his new digital publication, Stage Performance Guide For Your Bluegrass Band. Throughout this 60 page e-book, Johnson discusses the art of performance, as opposed to simply playing

  • Front Page Bluegrass launches radio service

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    Prescription Bluegrass has launched a 90 second weekly bluegrass news program, offered via syndication to any radio programmers who want to keep their audience abreast of what's going on in the bluegrass world. It will be voiced by Brian McNeal, host

  • Curly Seckler video online

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    Video from the December 4 Curly Seckler interview and performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville is now available online. Kyle Cantrell of Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction serves as host, along with Curly's collaborator Penny Parsons, as

  • Introducing The Roys

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    The Roys are the most recent artists to sign with Rural Rhythm Records. Lee and Elaine Roy are brother-and-sister duet partners with a rich bluegrass heritage, which they employ alongside more contemporary Americana and country influences. A new Rural Rhythm project,