If you haven't listened to this week's episode of 5 Minutes With Wichita then you should get yourself over there and give it a listen. Wichita's guest this week is Alison Krauss and this interview is worth 5 minutes! Everyone
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Episode #16 – Ronnie Bowman
Episode #16 of The GrassCast features an interview with singer/songwriter Ronnie Bowman. John and Ronnie talk about Ronnie's new CD It's Gettin' Better All The Time, having a #1 hit on country radio, and what it's like living in Nashville. This
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Steve Dilling launches his own web site
IIIrd Tyme Out banjo picker Steve Dilling has just notified us that he has his own website, www.sdilling.com. Note that the URL is "sdilling" as opposed to "stevedilling," and there's a good reason for that. The web site is actually
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IBMA hires Marketing/PR Coordinator
IBMA has just announced that Tina Potter has joined the team as the new Marketing and PR Coordinator. Tina replaces Shari Lacy who left IBMA in January to begin her own public relations firm, Goodstuff PR. Formerly Ms. Potter has worked
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April Verch audio samples now available
We posted last month about the new CD from Canadian singer/fiddler April Verch. Entitled Take Me Back, it was released in Canada on January 17, and is set to hit the streets in the US today (2/14). When we posted about
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High Ground interview available online
Bluegrass radio webcaster Gracie Muldoon recently interviewed Rick Altis of Virginia's up and coming bluegrass band, High Ground. Rick spoke of what was happening with the band, their first CD, Old Friends and their plans for 2006. High Ground is
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SPBGMA Band Competition Winners
The winner of the 2006 SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band Championship was Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap, from central Kentucky. The top three finalists also includes Texas' Cadillac Sky, and No Speed Limit from Galax, VA. See the winner's list here.
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Opry Valentine’s Day show features Del McCoury
The Grand Ole Opry is broadcasting tonight (2/11) from The Ryman Auditorium, and the show has a special Valentine's Day theme - a Love Songs Signature Show. We are glad to see that Opry members The Del McCoury Band have
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Louise Scruggs remembered in Nashville Scene
Noted bluegrass writer/journalist and musician Jon Weisberger has written another fine tribute to Louise Scruggs which can be read in the online version The Nashville Scene, a free arts and culture newsprint publication widely read by music industry professionals in
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Nothin’ Fancy on MySpace.com
Nothin' Fancy is the most recent bluegrass band we have found who has launched a personal web space on the increasingly popular MySpace.com. The Nothin' Fancy tour schedule is posted on the MySpace site, and they offer a number of sample