Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five-String Banjo by Max Wareham paints a vivid picture of the life and musical significance of the early bluegrass banjo giant. The book features exhaustive and largely never-before-published transcriptions and analyses of every
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Singing With the Saints video from Headin’ Home
Headin' Home Bluegrass, the Lindblom family of Savannah, GA, ha a new music video for one of the songs on their upcoming second album, Down Where The Grass Is Blue. The Lindbloms and their four adult children make up the band,
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Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival book by Seth Bate
The Walnut Valley Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker , a farmer , and a businessman built their own music festival from the ground up. It has made the small town of Winfield into an annual destination
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Building Walls video from The Family Sowell
The Family Sowell has released a music video for their current single, Building Walls, written by Abigail and Joshua Sowell, who play fiddle and guitar respectively in the family band. Joshua tells us that it's about the remoteness we all experienced
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Nine Eagle Feathers In A County Cork Park from Tall Poppy String Band
Welcome Tall Poppy String Band, a newly-formed old time trio consisting of banjo player Cameron DeWhitt in Portland, OR; fiddler George Jackson in Nashville; and guitarist Mark Harris in Fort Collins, CO. Fresh off a tour of the Pacific northwest
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Headed South video from Breakin’ Strings
As the new century started, Breakin' Strings was a popular bluegrass group in the northeastern US. Based in Maine, the band launched in 2004, founded by mandolinist and songwriter Cliff Gelina and guitarist Corey Bonnevie, and toured and recorded aggressively for
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Chris Jones & The Night Drivers make their Opry debut
We are excited to get to brag on one of our own, Chris Jones, who will be making his Grand Ole Opry debut with his band, The Night Drivers, tomorrow night, July 2. Since Bluegrass Today launched nearly 12 years ago,
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IBMA announces Songwriter Showcase participants for 2022
Yesterday the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the 2022 participants for their annual Songwriter Showcase, as part of the Songwriter Track at the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC this September. A total of ten writers are chosen to
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Barry Bales course online from Discover Double Bass
Discover Double Bass, a web site dedicated to all things upright, has just released an online course taught by Barry Bales, surely among the most celebrated bassists in bluegrass music. From his three decades keeping the beat behind Alison Krauss to
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IBMA announces final 2022 Bluegrass Ramble showcase artists
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the second and final round of artists invited to showcase at the 2022 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC, as part of the annual Bluegrass Ramble. All showcase acts will perform at