Chevy Watson photo by Laci Mack/Tyler Griffith photo © Dave Hollender Seth Mulder has announced two new faces in Midnight Run, stepping in for founding members Ben Watlington and Max Etling who left at the end of 2022. He assures us
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Kailee Spickes to Lori King & Junction 63
Midwest bluegrass promoter, bandleader, and performer Lori King has announced a new member of her touring band, Junction 63. Kailee Spickes has joined the band on fiddle. Hailing from Mountain View, AR, Kailee is a skilled multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, mandolin, banjo,
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Still Kickin’: Three On A String inducted into Alabama Music Hall of Fame
This report is a contribution from Skip Tucker of Birmingham, AL The legendary Birmingham bluegrass show band, Three on a String, wore tuxedos on stage for the first time in its storied half-century career. It had to. They were inducted over
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Daniel Norton to Hammertowne
Hammertowne has announced the addition of a sixth member, reso-guitarist Daniel Norton. Daniel lives in Erwin in east Tennessee, about as far east as you can get, just along the North Carolina border. He grew up playing banjo with his family's
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Jamie Harper to The Grascals
Jamie Harper - photo by Lakyn Harper The Grascals have announced that Jamie Harper has joined the group on fiddle. In a not-so-subtle nod to the age of the founding members, they also pointed out the 2024 will be Jamie's 20th
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Alan Bibey joins up with Balsam Range
Balsam Range has been among the very few bluegrass acts to spend serious time as a headlining act with no changes in personnel over the past two decades. But that reign came to an end when mandolinist and vocalist Darren
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New members announced for Country Gentlemen Tribute Band
The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band has announced two new members, replacing reso-guitarist Geoff Gay and bass player Eric Troutman, who recently left the group. Founding member Darren Beachley is returning to the band, playing dobro. He was part of the original
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The Country Pickers say farewell
Originally formed as a duo in 1960, The Country Pickers are a legendary band from Basel, Switzerland. They have played extensively all over Switzerland and, during the 1980s and 1990s, in some neighboring countries, winning an award for best acoustic
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Goodwin Brothers win Bluegrass Artist of the Year in Lexington
At the Lexington Music Awards Show last weekend, which honors and celebrates the best music the city of Lexington, KY has to offer, The Goodwin Brothers were named as Bluegrass Artist of the Year. They were also given The Critics
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Garrett Newton does Hank Williams
One of the questions you hear asked frequently at festivals in the southeastern US is, "Whatever happened to that talented young banjo picker, Garrett Newton? We used to see him all the time with Lorraine Jordan." It's a good question, as