This upcoming weekend's edition of Into The Blue, the most widely syndicated bluegrass radio program in the United States, will feature a special tribute to the late Tony Rice. Hosted by our own Terry Herd, the first hour of the
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Banjo videos from Bill Evans and Joff Lowson
We have a couple of videos of banjo music to share, contributed by two prominent instructors of the five string from opposite sides of the planet. First up is Bill Evans, who created this lovely arrangement of My Favorite Things played by
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IBMA Foundation shares Arnold Shultz Fund video
The IBMA Foundation has produced a video encouraging possible grant recipients to apply for their new Arnold Shultz Fund, created this year to support activities increasing participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Grants are available to non-profit and governmental agencies
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Pete Wernick takes Relix to task over Tony Rice obit
UPDATE 12/30 – Pete received a note yesterday from Dean Budnick, editor at Relix, who was aghast at the oversight, and determined to make its right. They have since done so, completely revamping the article. Raffaela Kenny-Cincotta, who wrote the original
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Fiddler Al Murphy video from Stoney Lonesome Productions
Al Murphy, a noted old time fiddler from Iowa City, was raised in a family of fiddlers, and mentored by Otis McCray who had played fiddle in Iowa since the 1880s. Folks in the region revere Murphy not only for
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Me And My Guitar – Tony Rice Unit at Grass Valley in 1988
Many thanks to Danny "Hootenany" Clark with The Bluegrass Bus Museum for sharing this vintage video from California's Grass Valley Festival back in 1988. It features The Tony Rice Unit playing an extended version of Me and My Guitar, the title
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E.M.D. video from The New Acoustic Collective
The New Acoustic Collective is a contemporary string band in the Bay area of California, dedicated to the sort of chamber swing and jazz popularized in the 1980s by artists like David Grisman and Tony Rice. Those old enough to remember
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The 12 Days of Licksmas with Eli Gilbert & Friends
Attention banjo players and students! If you haven't already discovered Eli Gilbert's 12 Days of Licksmas videos, see that you do so post haste. Eli is a young banjo player from Maine, just making it into the under 30 crowd, who
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Bearded Banjo Santas live on Facebook December 23
Here's a Christmas treat for banjo lovers everywhere. Three of your favorite pickers will be doing a livestream concert tomorrow night (12/23) on Facebook, billed as the Bearded Banjo Santas Holiday Hang with Alan Munde, Béla Fleck, and Tony Trischka.
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There Is A Reason video from Sarah Chapman
Sarah Chapman has released another music video today from her debut album, Winnebago, released earlier this year. It's her cover of There Is A Reason, a lovely song of faith written by Ron Block and first recorded by Alison Krauss &