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  • Lovell Sisters on WDVX

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    Musical guests today (10/11) on WDVX's Blue Plate Special will be The Lovell Sisters. These three young women are already experienced performers, though still in their teens or early twenties. Megan plays resophonic guitar, Rebecca mandolin, and Jessica fiddle and

  • Bluegrass Calendar 2008 Update

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    I have just received my copy of the Bluegrass Calendar 2008 and noticed two 'extras' that weren't apparent from the earlier information that I had about the calendar. The calendar, whose theme is Women in Bluegrass, includes pages for November and

  • Grasstowne Fan Fest video

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    Grasstowne made quite a splash at IBMA last week, partly because it was the first chance a great many people in bluegrass had to see and hear them perform live. To help combat that very issue, the band filmed a good

  • Crowd Favorites from Claire Lynch

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    Claire Lynch's latest Rounder release, Crowd Favorites, is out this week. As we mentioned in an earlier post, the CD includes both previously-released tracks from her prior Rounder projects, and four re-recorded songs from her Front Porch String Band days. There

  • Red Shipley remembered

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    Thanks to Richard F. Thompson for putting together this lovely remembrance of Red Shipley. Robert Grant 'Red' Shipley: September 4, 1937 - October 6, 2007 Legendary radio personality Red Shipley passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, October 6, due to

  • Red Allen book update

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    We just received an update from Dennis Satterlee, author of the upcoming biography of Red Allen, Teardrops In My Eyes. Dennis tells us that he expects to have copies of the book available within the next few weeks, and that the

  • Alison Krauss on GAC tonight

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    Great American Country (GAC) will be rebroadcasting their special Alison Krauss program tonight (10/8) and tomorrow on their cable TV network. The show, Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles Or More, finds Ms. Krauss in the studio, recreating many of the

  • Red Shipley passes

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    Long-time bluegrass broadcaster, Red Shipley, passed away October 6 in Charlottesville, VA after a lengthy battle with cancer. Red was the host of Stained Glass Bluegrass for 25 years on WAMU-FM in Washington, DC, and also in recent years on

  • Randy Kohrs: music video

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    Not long ago we told you about all the excitement on the set when Randy Kohrs was shooting his newest music video. I had a chance to watch the video the other day at IBMA and got a copy on

  • Steep Canyon Rangers – Video Interview

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    Yesterday John and I had the chance to sit down with the guys from Steep Canyon Rangers and conduct a short interview. We video taped it and I've uploaded here. The guys spend some time discussing this past year and how