Ireland's We Banjo 3 has released a new single, a socially-distanced recording of Tom Petty's Wildflowers, to help promote their upcoming live stream concert from Dublin in March. This unique group, which did actually start out as three banjo players on
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Jim & Lynna Woolsey – The Fall, on CD and in print
It's not uncommon for artists to create recorded projects that have an autobiographical nature, or songs about faith and conversion. But Jim & Lynna Woolsey have created something unique with their upcoming album, The Fall, expected soon on Bell Buckle
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IBMA Foundation awards $14,000 in 2021 project grants
The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the recipients of their 2021 project grants. These annual awards are made in response to grant requests from organizations that focus on bluegrass music-related arts
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Act Naturally with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Like so many artists in the world of entertainment, whose touring and performance opportunities have been circumscribed this past year, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have been looking for ways to stay in touch with their fans and friends
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Rhonda Vincent joins the Grand Ole Opry
February 6, 2021 is a day that will live forever in Rhonda Vincent's memory. It's the date when Grand Ole Opry member Dierks Bentley officially inducted her in a member. And it had been some time in coming. Rhonda was invited to
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Video Premiere: Orphan Annie from Nate Sabat
Nate Sabat is the bass player with Mile Twelve, a fast-rising young bluegrass group based in Boston, and one of the new generation of bassists who are conservatory trained, but love the sound and interplay they find in the bluegrass
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Daddy’s Twin I-Beam video from Steve Thomas & The Time Machine
Bonfire Music Group has released a new video from Steve Thomas & The Time Machine, for Daddy's Twin I-Beam, one of the tracks on their current album, All Of These Years. It's an aggressive and muscular pickup truck song from guitarist
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Traditional Bluegrass Guitar Improvising Video Course
Following on the success of their 12-week class on guitar improvisation last year, Chris Henry and David McLaughlin have remade the Zoom videos into a downloadable course that covers the depth and breadth of bluegrass guitar. Calling it their Traditional Bluegrass
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The Fiddle Mercantile presents The Fiddler in Question workshops
I recently caught up with Brandon Godman (Laurie Lewis, Dale Ann Bradley, Doyle Lawson, etc…) on a morning hike up one of our many hills in San Francisco. Brandon opened The Fiddle Mercantile a couple of years back, and is
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Spanish string music from Lluis Gomez & Friends
Spanish banjo master Lluis Gomez was one of the participants in last month's CBA Jam-A-Thon, a 48 hour, online bluegrass festival held to raise funds for the California Bluegrass Association’s Youth Academy. The organizers sent out request to musicians all