This series is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will include a
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North Florida Bluegrass Association announces new leadership
Last week the North Florida Bluegrass Association held its annual meeting and board elections for the first time virtually, and have announced a new slate of board members and officers. The Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, and has
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Randall Hylton inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall Of Fame
One of the most influential bluegrass songwriters of his time, Randall Hylton was recently honored with induction into the Blue Ridge Music Hall Of Fame, based at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Born in in southwest Virginia, he
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Rhonda and Darrin Vincent on the Opry for Easter
This past Saturday, the audience at the Grand Ole Opry got a special treat when the Vincent Family, a la The Sally Mountain Show, reunited for a set of Gospel songs. Rhonda Vincent and her brothers Darrin and Brian Vincent
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Born Again video from Wolfpen Branch
Kentucky's Wolfpen Branch has a new single with a lyric video available this week. The band is a mashup of experienced grassers from the Louisville and Lexington region, and got its start as Hancock & Shouse, taken from singers and songwriters
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In Song series from San Francisco Opera up for Webby Award
A good many readers enjoyed the video produced last summer by the San Francisco Opera which featured banjoist supreme Béla Fleck and operatic mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. It was one of several collaboration projects commissioned by SFO for a series they
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Charlie Poole to North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced that legendary banjo player and singer Charlie Poole will be inducted as a member in the 2022 class. Poole led a short and highly volatile life, but was quite popular along with
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Molly Tuttle takes her grass to CBS Saturday Morning show
This past Saturday, April 9, the Saturday Morning program on CBS television, featured a live performance from Molly Tuttle and her crack bluegrass band, Golden Highway. Well... almost live. They had pre-recorded the segment earlier in the week, but they did
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Vincent Family/Sally Mountain Show reunion on the Opry this weekend
The Grand Ole Opry has a very special treat on offer this Saturday, April 16, when Rhonda and Darrin Vincent, along with their families, will reunite on the Opry stage for an exclusive Sally Mountain Show performance. Sally Mountain Show was
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The story of Who’s Gonna Tell The Story and Tom T Hall
Pinecastle Records has a new video to share for the single, Who's Gonna Tell The Story, recorded by Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, but the song - and the video - have a unique back story. In fact, Lorraine feels a