Big Country Bluegrass debuted their new song, The Boys In Hats and Ties, at the Good Home Grown Music booth at the SPGBMA Convention yesterday (2/6). The song will be featured as the #1 cut for their upcoming album, Back
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Aaron Ramsey solo project
Aaron Ramsey, the newest, youngest and most deep-voiced member of Mountain Heart, is finishing up his second solo CD. His debut, self-titled album was released in 2006 when Aaron was 20 years old, and current plans are to have the
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The Statlers join Dailey and Vincent for CD release
The Statler Brothers joined Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent yesterday (2/3) at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville to celebrate the release of Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers. Dailey & Vincent offered a live
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Acoustic Overdubs in Nashville
Stop me if you've heard this story before... A talented young bluegrass picker makes a name for themself with regional groups, gets a shot at touring with some bigger acts, and moves to Nashville. Bigger things start to happen musically, but
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Josh Shilling blog and Mountain Heart news
Josh Shilling sent us a copy of the latest piece for his D'Addario Strings blog. It appears that the Mountain Heart boys get to spend a week in the Caribbean next month. Tough duty! He doesn't mention it in his blog,
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Things That Fly from The Dusters
Sugar Hill has announced, perhaps with a touch of irony, that the new CD from The Infamous Stringdusters will be released on 4/20. Things That Fly marks something of a departure for the band, as they chose to work Gary Paczosa
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Straight-ahead Jazz For Banjo, from Pat Cloud
Playing jazz on the five string banjo is a daunting task. The instrument is not laid out well for the sort of long, linear passages common in jazz, and not many banjo players have done the homework necessary to really
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Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers
Out this week is the latest CD offering from one of bluegrass music's hottest bands, Dailey & Vincent. The boys have just released Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers. The CD is part of the Cracker Barrel Old Country
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Two last CDs from Pinecastle
We posted last Friday with the sad news that Pinecastle Records was closing its doors, effective February 1, after 20 years producing and marketing bluegrass music worldwide. The company was started in 1989 by Tom Riggs after a successful career as
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Blue Highway 15th Anniversary concert rescheduled
Blue Highway's official 15th Anniversary Concert had originally been scheduled for December 18 in Roanoke, VA. But there came a big snow... 18 inches of the white stuff fell, and the concert had to be postponed, but has now been rescheduled