We had posted back in October about Bluegrass Jamboree, a package show that toured in Germany during the month of December. This was said to be the first such show of its kind, which included sets from Beverly Smith &
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Mountain Heart with Michael Cleveland on The Opry
Here's a New Years "good news/bad news" for you... Mountain Heart has been looking forward to their New Years Day performance on The Grand Ole Opry for some time. Just a day before their appearance comes word that fiddler Jim VanCleve
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Del celebrates another anniversary on New Years Day
2009 was a big year for Del McCoury. He celebrated 50 years of performing in bluegrass music with a 5 disc box set, and he has another big milestone to mark on New Years Day. The 150th edition of McCoury's radio
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Charlie Daniels plays a mean fiddle
Geico has a new commercial out claiming that the savings they offer on car insurance is as sure as is the fact that Charlie Daniels plays a mean fiddle. Be sure to watch all the way to the end for the
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Dolyle Lawson to record live Gospel DVD
Doyle Lawson, and his recently-reformulated edition of Quicksilver, are set to record a live concert video on January 15. This will be an all-Gospel project, with an expected release on DVD later in 2010 in celebration of Doyle's 30th Anniversary
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New Years Eve bluegrass, live from The Birchmere
WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live on New Year's Eve from The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Starting at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night (EST), hosts Katy Daley and Lee Michael Demsey will be live on the air (and online) to emcee
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The Chapmans – Grown Up
We posted last week with news about The Chapmans signing with Compass Records. At that time, we promised some more details on their next CD soon, and Jeremy Chapman has provided us with just that... "Grown Up (A Revisionist History) is
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Frank Solivan on with Katy Daley
Frank Solivan II will be on the air tomorrow morning (12/29) with Katy Daley on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. He'll be ringing up the show at 9:00 a.m. (EST). "We're going to talk about our upcoming shows, and filling in for our
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Another online anniversary
Our friend Ted Lehmann celebrated his third anniversary as a blogger on December 24, during which time he has provided coverage of bluegrass music and events all across the US. Along his wife, Irene, Ted has documented dozens of festivals
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Bluegrass Christmas at WAMU
If you're at home tending to Christmas wrapping, cooking or decorating - or just relaxing with family and friends - you can log on to WAMU's Bluegrass Country where bluegrass Christmas music will be playing all day Christmas Eve through