Family and friends of young Ohio grasser Lincoln Mash have been serving as prayer warriors this weekend, after the 19 year old guitarist and singer for the Coal Cave Hollow Boys was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near his
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Lack of New Grass Revival reunion rankles John Cowan
Monday should have been a lifetime highlight for John Cowan and other members of the New Grass Revival as they videotaped remarks that will be played next month when the seminal band is inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall
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Welcome The Foreign Landers – David and Tabitha Benedict
David and Tabitha Benedict, a very talented, newly-married, bi-continental couple, have launched a new side project aside from work with their regular bands. David plays mandolin with Mile Twelve and Cup O'Joe, and Tabitha plays banjo with Cup O'Joe and
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Aidan VanSuetendael to Bill and the Belles
Bill and the Belles have announced their newest member, Aidan VanSuetendael, who joins the band on banjo. The east Tennessee-based group plays an interesting mix of old time, bluegrass, and swing, primarily focused on the sounds of American music in the
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Moments in Bluegrass: BG75 #8 – Wild Bus Ride with Don Reno and Red Smiley
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass,” we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Ronnie Reno is the eldest
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Nick Chandler & Delivered virtual album release show in Nashville
Nick Chandler & Delivered had planned to host a live album release party last week even before the COVID-19 virus spread from Asia and Europe to the United States early this year. But once restrictions made clear that they wouldn't
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Turner Whaley to Kentucky Just Us
This article has been edited since it first appeared, to correct some erroneous information. Kentucky Just Us has announced a new guitarist in the band, the first non-family member to perform with them regularly. The group had always consisted of the members
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Doyle Lawson comes rarin’ back with a new Quicksilver
There is likely no more common topic of discussion in bluegrass circles than Doyle Lawson's latest band. In his more than 40 years as a bandleader - and headliner - Doyle has reformed his touring group more times than he'd
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New look and new music from Merle Monroe
Thankfully, we are starting to see bluegrass acts making plans to emerge from their lairs, ready to play some music and perhaps salvage a little something of the summer outdoor music season. Many of our favorite bands will look a little
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Kati Penn to Hancock & Shouse
Ever since last year's much-lamented demise of Kentucky grassers, NewTown, bluegrass fans have been wondering where the talented artists that made up that band would land next. Well, here's one piece of news. Fiddler and vocalist, Kati Penn, is now performing