The June issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine is on its way to subscribers and retailers, with Del McCoury (and the band) on the cover. The Del piece is a substantial one, written by Chris Stuart. Also included this month are features
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Van Halen tribute CD audio samples up
We have posted several times (here and here) about the upcoming Van Halen bluegrass tribute CD from CMH Records, Strummin' With The Devil. It started as just another of CMH's popular grassified tributes, but has grown into something of a
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Del McCoury live on WNYC today
Del McCoury is scheduled to appear on WNYC's Soundcheck program today (5/24) at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), broadcast from New York City - where Del performs tonight at Carnegie Hall. The show is hosted by John Schaefer, a well-respected figure in
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BluegrassBooksOnline.com introduces video lessons
The good people over at BluegrassBooksOnline.com have updated the free lessons available on their site. And this time Rick Williams has added a little something extra for guitar and mandolin players alike. He has included a short video along with
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Rhonda Vincent discusses new CD with The City Paper
Yesterday (May 23) was the official release date of Rhonda Vincent's new CD release on Rounder, All American Bluegrass Girl. She did an interview with Nashville's City Paper, which ran in yesterday's edition where she discusses the new CD, and
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Bluegrass pickers on ACM awards show tonight
We just received the news that Sara Evans has asked Jim Van Cleve and Clay Jones to perform with her at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, which is being televised from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight.
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Larry Rice tribute in FL paper
Thanks to reader Larry Jackson, who tipped us to this lovely Larry Rice tribute which appears in this morning's Citrus County Chronicle. The article by Nancy Kennedy contains quotes from Larry's widow, Linda, brothers Ronnie and Wyatt, and mom Louise
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Alan Jackson bluegrass CD
Sorry I missed this while I was away last week... Billboard and Reuters are reporting that country music superstar Alan Jackson is at work on a bluegrass album, produced by Alison Krauss, which is expected to be released in September of
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Little Green Footballs and bluegrass
We found a reference to Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss on a widely read blog, known primarily for political comment and discussion. The blog has the unlikely name of Little Green Footballs, and it is consistently ranked as a Higher
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Episode #29 – Alan Munde
Episode #29 of The GrassCast features an interview with Alan Munde. This interview was recorded last fall at IBMA. Alan is a renowned banjo player and instructor. He currently has his own band, The Alan Munde Gazzette and teaches at