Here's a couple more good radio options to consider for today (7/21). At 11:00 a.m. (EDT) this morning, Donna Ulisse will be on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction with Kyle Cantrell. She will be on the Track-By-Track program, playing through all the songs
Bluegrass recording news
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Rich In Tradition shows its Pedigree
July 2010 is a eventful month for the Galyean family of Virginia. In the first instance it is tinged with much sadness at the passing of Cullen Galyean. Secondly, on a much brighter note, it marks the release of the album
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New County Grass – Start the Whole Thing Over
New County Grass is a new group from the bluegrass hotbed of Flint, Michigan. OK... that's not fair, but as the guys themselves acknowledge, Flint is better known for automobile manufacturing (and Michael Moore) than it is for driving bluegrass
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A final word from Butch Baldassari
SoundArt Recordings has announced an early August release for a new project from Butch Baldassari and Van Manakas, Leavin' Tennessee, which was completed shortly before Butch succumbed to an aggressive brain cancer in 2009. The album features Butch on mandolin with
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James Alan Shelton – Where I’m Bound
James Alan Shelton has served as lead guitarist with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys for the past 16 years, taking him all over the world with the good Doctor. Along the way, Shelton has released 10 recordings of
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Still Learning – Lonesome River Band
The latest CD from Lonesome River Band, Still Learning, is out on Rural Rhythm. You can hear audio samples now on the LRB web site. As a long-time fan, it's hard to believe that this band has been going for nearly
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Volume Five to Mountain Fever Records
Mountain Fever Records is today releasing the debut single from Down In A Cell, the upcoming album from Volume Five, a fine new bluegrass band from north Alabama. Volume Five is Glenn Harrell on fiddle, Patton Wages on banjo, Chris Williamson
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Review: Sunset Drive the CD
Not long ago we wrote about the Sunset Drive tour of Japan. Now we bring you news of the recording for which the tour was named. Maro Kawabata brought together several of his friends and heros for the recording Sunset Drive.
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Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor
A very special CD project is released today on the E1 Entertainment label (formerly Koch Records). The album, Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor, is the brainchild of celebrated resonator guitarist Jerry Douglas, who produced and recorded this project as
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Ronnie King – Free Of Guilt
Ronnie King's music occupies that hard-to define space between bluegrass and folk music. Some might call it Americana, but it is clearly informed by a thoroughgoing knowledge and appreciation for bluegrass. In fact, bluegrass fans may recall Ronnie from his