Bluegrass band news

  • The Wright Kids yet again

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    The Wright Kids, young bluegrassers on their way to becoming pop stars, have made it to the finals on America's Got Talent. They were voted into the top 10 based on their performance last week, and will appear again on

  • Bryan Simpson welcomes new C-Sky guitarist

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    Bryan Simpson, lead vocalist, mandolinist and primary songwriter with Cadillac Sky, has checked in with a few words about the recent personnel change in the band. As we reported last week, long-time guitarist Mike Jump has left with David Mayfield stepping

  • Steve Martin with SCR

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    Brance made mention last week of the Mountain Song Festival in NC, put on by Steep Canyon Rangers to benefit the local Boys & Girls Club. Graham Sharp from SCR tells us that the festival on 9/13 was a big

  • Straight Drive goes live on WDVR

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    I'm just barely old enough to remember bluegrass shows that ran on television in the early mornings. During the summer I could often find Don reno, Arthur Smith or sometimes even Flatt & Scruggs appearing on one of the early

  • Navy Band holding auditions

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    The US Navy Band Country Current, is holding immediate auditions to fill the Mandolin/Guitar vacancy left by the imminent departure of Frank Solivan. The gig involves playing mandolin with the bluegrass unit and electric guitar with the country band. Frank

  • Cherryholmes III update

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    When we posted not long ago that audio samples from the upcoming Cherryholmes CD were available online, we teased that an interview would be forthcoming. And so it has come to pass. Cia, banjo player, lead vocalist, and the senior member

  • New guitarist with C-Sky

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    Ned Luberecki has reported on Sirius Bluegrass this morning that guitarist Mike Jump has left Cadillac Sky and is replaced by David Mayfield. Mayfield is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter with many years' experience in bluegrass and country music. Ned tells us

  • Is Frank’s Kitchen really dirty?

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    Band names are always fun. We've talked about them before and told you stories of where they come from. We recently brought you news of Frank Solivan's new band, Dirty Kitchen. We thought it would be fun to explore why

  • Eddie Adcock – The Bionic Banjo Player

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    For a musician, there aren't many things more fearsome than developing a tremor in your picking hand. Eddie Adcock decided not to sit idly by and live with a diminished skill level due to such a complication. During the month