We received a note recently from Shayne Bartley informing us that he and Ray Craft were in the process of reforming Unlimited Tradition. The band was a popular fixture on the festival circuit in the mid-to-late 1990s and officially disbanded
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Free, free, free – 2 big promotions next week
Starting Monday April 7, we will be running a number of promotional giveaways here on Bluegrass Today. On Monday and Tuesday (4/7-8) any registered user of the site will be able to download a free track from the new Gibson Brothers
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See the Gibson Brothers at Grey Fox
Sugar Hill Records is running a contest on their web site to allow 2 bluegrass fans to attend the Grey Fox festival in July. The contest is to help get the word out about the upcoming release from The Gibson
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Tim Graves & Cherokee shuffle
Tim Graves & Cherokee, have shuffled around the on-stage lineup to welcome the newest full-time member of the band. Long standing member Joe Miller has moved from guitar to banjo, opening the way for Jody Elmore to join the group
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Rashby Frincent in Houston
We received an interesting correspondence last night from Ashby Frank, mandolinist with Special Consensus. He had just gotten a call from Rhonda Vincent asking if he might be able to fill her spot on stage this week, as she is at
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Luke McKnight is the Leader of the Band
Luke McKnight is the son of Gwen McReynolds, the oldest of Jesse's four children. He has worked as part of the Virginia Boys since 1994 or 1995 when he joined on a part time basis and, I recall, he piqued
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Carrivick Sisters in the box
We posted last month about British bluegrass twins The Carrivick Sisters competing on the Upstaged program on BBC TV. The show is a talent competition and Laura and Charlotte were selected to compete in the finals after their initial appearances. The
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Wayne Taylor retires to civilian life
Having spent 24 years in the U.S. Navy, 20 years and 7 months with Country Current, Wayne Taylor retired to civilian life on March 21, 2008. What does that mean for a bluegrass musicians? Wayne is in Nashville this week at
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The Freight Hoppers ride again
Jim Roe of Roe Entertainment, based in Owensboro, Kentucky, has announced the addition of Rounder Recording artists, The Freight Hoppers, an old time string band, to his already exciting roster of bluegrass bands. Those patient fans who had the pleasure of
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Trent Callicutt joins Kenny & Amanda
Kenny Smith just called with some news. They have hired Trent Callicutt to play banjo with The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. Trent is an 18 year old picker from Asheboro, NC. He has been doing shows with the band this