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  • 20 years of Druha Trava

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    Here's another notable anniversary to note during Bill Monroe's centennial year. Czech grassers Druha Trava are celebrating their 20th year in 2011, and Lilly Pavlak has a nice retrospective published on The European Bluegrass Blog. The band was formed in 1991

  • Kris Rasnake to Blue Moon Rising

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    Here's one we missed when it occurred earlier this year... Kris Rasnake is playing banjo with Blue Moon Rising. He took the spot vacated by Owen Piatt, who had laid down the five on the band's current CD, Strange New World. While

  • Hot Rize touring this Fall

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    A Hot Rize reunion tour is being organized for late September/early October, with expectations for performances from Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers at each of the shows. The tour will be managed by Keith Case & Associates in Nashville, who are

  • Songwriter series from Paper Airplane

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    Alison Krauss & Union Station have launched an interesting feature on their web site to complement the latest CD, Paper Airplane. It's a Songwriter Series where the writers for each track speak a bit about their contribution to the album. The

  • Kimberly Williams on the mend

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    Kimberly Williams, bass player and vocalist with The Expedition Show, and principal with East Public Relations, is at home recovering from gall bladder surgery earlier this week. She is on light duty for a bit, but is back at work just

  • John McGann at Mandolin Cafe

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    Mandolin Cafe takes a look at John McGann, one of the less heralded heroes of the 8 string world, in the most recent edition their recurring 10 Questions segment. McGann is a virtuoso on both mandolin and guitar, and has been

  • Barry Scott on his future plans

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    We've posted a couple of times about HeartTown, the new group formed when Barry Scott left his spot in the Beachley & Scott show. Yesterday, we caught up with Barry to get some more details from him about the decision

  • Greg Luck to HeartTown

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    HeartTown, the new group emerging from the Beachley & Scott Band, minus Barry Scott, has announced that Greg Luck will be joining the band on fiddle and vocals. Like the other four members (Darren Beachley, Jason Leek, Shayne Bartley, Tim

  • Charlie Cushman leaves Flamekeeper

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    Charlie Cushman has left his position playing banjo with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to refocus attention on his banjo set up business, and stay a little closer to home. His last show with the band was this past Thursday. In a

  • Carter Brothers to sign with Compass

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    Tim and Danny Carter (The Carter Brothers), have come to an agreement with Compass Records, and will release their upcoming album on the Compass label. Tim shared a few details with us about this new project earlier this year. They had