Bluegrass recording news

  • Grammy committee says Hag is not bluegrass

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    The nominating committee for the National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, who distribute the Grammy Awards each year, decided yesterday that the new release from Merle Haggard, titled The Bluegrass Sessions would not be eligible for Grammy consideration in

  • Staff changes at Sugar Hill

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    The Nashville office of Sugar Hill Records has some staff changes to report, effective today (11/1). Molly Nagel, who has been serving as Director of Publicity will assume the duties of Senior Director of Artist Development, offering project and marketing management

  • Christmas Grass, Vol. 3

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    The holliday season is upon us once again and it's time for a new bluegrass Christmas CD. Christmas Grass Vol. 3 is great addition to the iTunes collection. I personally enjoy Christmas music very much, especially when it's this well

  • Bill Emerson interview online

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    We've posted recently about banjo man Bill Emerson's new CD, Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band, and the former member of The Country Gentlemen, The Sunny Mountain Boys and the US Navy Band's Country Current coming back to music

  • Lonesome County

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    OK... I've been promising to try and catch up on a backlog of new CDs we've received (or picked up at IBMA) - and this time, I really mean it! Since major news is slow this time of year, I'll

  • Cedar Hill on Poverty Row

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    Our UK correspondent, Richard F Thompson, shares this review. Cedar Hill is renowned for its adherence to the ultra-traditional style of bluegrass and nothing much has changed with the group's switch from Hay Holler Records to the recently-formed Blue Circle Records

  • Gary Ferguson – Live at Podunk

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    Bluegrass singer/songwriter Gary Ferguson took a different approach for his most recent CD. Instead of hunkering down in the studio for days of intense recording, he enlisted the support of some friends -  top bluegrass performers all - and cut

  • Pickin On CMH

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    We've posted many times over the past two years about the Pickin' On series from CMH Records. This impressive series (234 titles and counting) involves bluegrass instrumental tributes to successful pop, rock and country artists. Many have featured some of bluegrass

  • Moondi Klein and Jimmy Gaudreau

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    Rebel Records has announced that their first new release for 2008 will be a duo project from Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein. Bluegrass fans remember Gaudreau from his years with The Country Gentlemen, The Tony Rice Unit and his current gig