Like many touring musicians, Jake Howard, mandolinist with The Henhouse Prowlers, developed a presence on Patreon to try and recover some of the lost income when pandemic restrictions put an end to live music in 2020. And he was well
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Doug McKelway plays his Huber banjo on Huckabee
On last weekend's Huckabee show, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), TV news anchor Doug McKelway joined host Mike Huckabee to talk about Centerpoint, a news program launching next week on TBN. For years McKelway's was a familiar face to
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DCBU announces inaugural Orrin Star Music Scholarship recipient
The DC Bluegrass Union has chosen today, the birthday of the late guitarist Orrin Star, to announce the first recipient of their music scholarship which honors his many contributions to bluegrass music. Marleigh Blackwell of Capon Bridge, West Virginia is the
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Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund awards announced
The recipients of the 2021 Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund grants have been announced. These awards are offered annually to assist those seeking to learn, develop, and enhance their music education in folk, bluegrass, old-timey, or other acoustic Americana
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They Sawed Up A Storm video from Rick Lang and Becky Buller
Dark Shadow Recording has produced a music video for They Sawed Up A Storm, one of the tracks on their recently released songwriter project for Rick Lang, A Tale To Tell. Like his previous recordings, Lang writes, or co-writes, the songs,
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Cindy Baucom to host Stained Glass Bluegrass on Bluegrass Country
Bluegrass Country, the 24/7 online bluegrass radio service, has announced that Cindy Baucom will be the new host of the popular Stained Glass Bluegrass program, starting this Sunday morning. The show has quite a venerable history, launching nearly 48 years ago
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A Mind With a Heart of Its Own video from the Slocan Ramblers
Toronto's Slocan Ramblers announced today details about their next album, along with a debut single and music video. Up The Hill and Through the Fog is set for release on June 10, with 12 new recordings from the band, mostly written
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Billy Strings on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Billy Strings and his bluegrass band made their debut performance last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, airing on CBS television. He chose the opening track from his current Renewal album, Know It All, written by Billy with Jon
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My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Bill Evans
This 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 prominent
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IBMA announces new International Band Performance Grant
A fair criticism of the International Bluegrass Music Association that has been leveled for many years is that, despite having the word "international" in its name, the organization is in effect fully dominated by artists and business people in the