Jam band favorites Railroad Earth have just released a video bio in advance of their Spring tour, which is currently in the US Midwest. Tim Carbone and Andrew Altman talk a bit on camera about who they are, and all like
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VW Boys Retroactive video
We posted last week about Retroactive, the debut CD from The VW Boys, released earlier this week. The trio from East Tennesee has also created a video to introduce themselves to new fans, and share a few of the songs included
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Songwriting analysis from Mark Simos
In the first part of our interview with Sierra Hull earlier this month, she discussed her current studies at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. One instructor she mentioned was Mark Simos, with whom she is studying lyric writing
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Scholarship opportunity at ResoSummit
ResoSummit, Rob Ickes' annual workshop weekend for resonator guitarists is scheduled this year for November 10-13. As always, there are 3 days of instruction and performances by some of the top slide artists in Nashville and beyond. This year, Rob and
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It’s here – The Speed Of Bluegrass
Today's the day! Our brand spanking new Bluegrass Blog theme song, The Speed Of Bluegrass, is now available as a digital single from iTunes or Amazon.com. We commissioned Jim VanCleve last year to compose a tune that would exemplify what we
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Country Blues from Monroeville
The debut single from Monroeville, which we indicated on Monday would be available before the end of March, was actually released today (3/22). It's their version of the old time favorite, Country Blues, which the guys initially offer in an older,
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Free AKUS track with pre-order
Traveling this past weekend, I spent almost 8 hours on the road. Much of it was taken up in careful, repeated listening to Paper Airplane, the upcoming project from Alison Krauss & Union Station. You won't be shocked to learn
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Big day for Rural Rhythm
Wow... lots of new releases to note for March 22. What is it about the end of March? Rural Rhythm Records has three projects that hit today. I'm sure that we will have more to say about each of them, but
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Brian Setzer pays tribute to bluegrass legends
Brian Setzer has been something of a musical enigma over his 30 year career in pop music. He first hit as a rockabilly guitar hero with Stray Cats, followed by time with Robert Plant's Honeydrippers, and eventually his own swing/jump
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Roy Webb honored by ACMA
On February 26, the 15th Annual Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Concert was held in Bristol, TN at the historic Paramount Theater. The show is produced each year by the Appalachian Cultural Music Association to raise money to fund their Benny