Media

  • Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver on Mountain Stage

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    Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver are featured on the March 10th edition of Mountain Stage. The show was fed via satellite this past friday, but many stations air the show later in the week. It could be showing up till next wednesday

  • Mike Compton and David Long on MSNBC.com

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    MSNBC.com has a 4 page article up about the Mike Compton and David Long CD Stomp that we told you about here. There is a lot of virtuoso playing on "Stomp," but all the songs have the straightforward feel of two

  • The Earl Brothers – CD Baby Top Ten

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    The Earl Brothers are proud to draw attention to the fact that their CD, Whiskey, Women and Death, has made it onto CDBaby.com's list of top selling country music CDs. Their latest CD of all original material, Trouble To Blame (which

  • Acoustic Endeavors interview online 3/12

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    As Brance mentioned, I'm in St. Louis teaching this weekend, and had to miss a radio interview my Acoustic Endeavors bandmates did with WVTF, the public radio powerhouse in southwest Virginia. WVTF's popular Back To The Blue Ridge program, hosted

  • John Lawless featured on Sirius

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    My fellow blog author, John Lawless, will be featured Sunday evening (3/12) on Sirius Satellite Radio's bluegrass channel 65. He'll be interviewed by Sirius on-air host Ned Luberecki, and they will also spin a number of tracks from John's CD,

  • Alison Krauss – Voice like an angel

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    The Arizona Daily Star has a story online about Alison Krauss' recent grammy win. The article is focused mainly on Jerry Douglas and his contributions to Union Station and dobro playing in general. They have a lot of quotes from

  • Pickin’ On the ACM Awards

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    A number of bluegrass artists are up for awards from the Academy Of Country Music when they are presented on May 23. Rob Ickes (dobro) and Bryan Sutton (guitar) are nominated in the Top Specialty Instrument Player of the Year

  • Episode #19 – Terry and Cindy Baucom

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    Episode #19 of The GrassCast features two interviews. One with banjo player Terry Baucom. Terry plays with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. The second interview is with Terry's wife, Cindy Baucom. Cindy is the current IBMA Broadcast Personality of the Year.

  • Ricky Skaggs on the SEC Tourney team

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    Bluegrass music has often been described as a "team sport," referring to the need for the many musicians to work collectively in pursuit of a common goal. Bands whose members support each other's artistry rather than seeking to highlight their

  • The March Banjo Newsletter

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    We just heard from Banjo NewsLetter publisher Donald Nitchie with some details about the March 2006 issue of the magazine - the longest running banjo periodical of its kind. This month we feature an interview with Nashville picker Charlie Cushman, by