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  • Who Shot Lester Monroe?

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    That's the question on the lips of almost everyone in the bluegrass world. OK... maybe not just yet. But when this new film debuts during the IBMA Fan Fest on October 2, it is sure to be a lively topic of

  • Béla Fleck live online

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    What a tough gig... Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer are touring in Hawaii, and we are all invited to join them today - in the cyber sense of the word. Their live show in Honolulu at the Road Runner

  • Lovell Sisters on the Opry

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    This has been quite a summer for The Lovell Sisters, a group of young bluegrass siblings from Georgia. Their latest CD, Time To Grow, was released on their own label, 2 DefPig Records, and they had an eventful tour season. This Saturday

  • Thile interview at violinist.com

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    Chris Thile will be debuting his new Mandolin Concerto with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in Denver this weekend. The piece, in three movements, was commissioned by the Colorado Symphony (and six other orchestras) for mandolin and orchestra. It is scored

  • Russell Moore in BMP

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    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out grace the cover of the latest (Sept/Oct) issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles. Russell is also the subject of a feature interview, where he discusses the group's latest eponymous CD, his co-writing, how he spends his

  • The Great North Strum

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    A lot of readers were touched by the story of banjo teacher Patrick Costello regaining his hearing with an implant that transmits sound directly to the cochlea via bone conduction. After reading the story earlier this month, Mark Davies contacted

  • Valentine's Fall by Cary Fagan

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    Last week we had news of a new book of fiction based on the popular Del McCoury hit, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. Reading Mandolin Cafe this morning, we learned of another new novel with a bluegrass theme. Valentine's Fall is the

  • Vincent Black Lightning, 1952

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    A.J. Sciarrino is one of the many music lovers who reacted powerfully to The Del McCoury Band's recording of 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. The song tells a compelling story of James and Red Molly and their fascination with other, and with

  • Ricky Skaggs solo stream on iLike

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    The folks at Skaggs Family Records have created a free streaming site on iLike for the upcoming Ricky Skaggs CD, Solo - Songs My Dad Loved. You can listen to all 13 tracks in full on iLike until the release date

  • Sierra Hull on Blue Plate Special

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    Young mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull has started classes at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but is still touring with her band, Highway 111. She is adapting to having to fly to make the dates, but mixing school work