The Violin Shop is a well-established music outlet on Old Hickory Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, owned by Fred Carpenter. He has been a violin/fiddle player for over 42 years and has over 27 years of experience in the violin and
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Dan Tyminski on XM
Though Kyle Cantrell is taking Labor Day off at XM's Bluegrass Junction, he has pre-programmed a new show to start this afternoon (9/1). At 3:00 p.m. (EDT), you can hear a track-by-track run-through of Dan Tyminski's recent Wheels album, with Dan
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Baseball and bluegrass
MLB.com, the official site of Major League Baseball, has noticed the theme of The Gibson Brothers' recent Sugar Hill release. The title track, Iron & Diamonds, tells an autobiographical story of where the brothers grew up in Lyon Mountain, NY
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Steeldrivers on Bluegrass Underground
Bluegrass Underground, the new live performance radio show we posted about last month, debuts tonight (8/29) on WSM. The show features a live performance by The Steeldrivers, recorded August 16 more than 300 feet underground at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville,
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Grascals on WGN
The Grascals will be performing live today (8/29) on the News at Noon program on Chicago's WGN TV. WGN is carried on most US basic cable packages and many satellite packages as well. They will be highlighting songs from their new
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Father Of Bluegrass Music on DVD
Some of our readers may have seen a video documentary on Bill Monroe in the mid 1990s called Bill Monroe - Father Of Bluegrass Music. It aired on several PBS affiliate stations and The Nashville Network (TNN), and was briefly
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Thile-Meyer CD in September
Nonesuch is set to release a CD/DVD combo project from Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, titled Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile. The CD includes 12 new instrumental compositions the two have c0-written, performed with Thile on mandolin and Meyer on bass. The
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Tennessee Shines on WDVX
Tennessee Shines is a new live music radio show which debuts tonight (8/27) on WDVX, broadcasting at 89.9 FM in Knoxville, TN and via live audio streaming at wdvx.xom. The two hour show will be hosted by Jim Lauderdale and
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Wright Kids on America’s Got Talent
We posted a couple of months ago about The Wright Kids, a trio of young bluegrass pickers who have been selected to compete in the third season of NBC's hugely popular show, America's Got Talent. The Wright Kids are just that
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Flatpicker Hangout launches online
We told you last week about the launch of ResoHangout.com, a forum and social networking site for resonator guitarists, created by the folks who manage the popular Banjo Hangout and Fiddle Hangout sites. At that time we mentioned that a similar