Music

  • Farewell Drifters chosen by Mountainridge Music

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    We posted in early August about the competition hosted by MountainRidge Music Marketing to select an up-and-coming band to receive their marketing and promotional services at no charge. They have now announced that the winning MountainRidge Music Flagship Group is The

  • Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice

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    We heard last week from Darin Aldridge, former member of The Country Gentlemen and current mandolinist with The Circuit Riders. This young man has quite a busy time ahead of him in the near future. First up, he is engaged to

  • Joe Diffie turns back to bluegrass

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    Joe Diffie made quite a splash as a country singer and songwriter in the 1990s, turning out a string of hit songs and top-selling albums for a variety of labels. He has continued to record and perform, still cracking the

  • Melonie and Willie

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    On Wednesday we ran the first part of my discussion with Melonie Cannon, where we discussed her upcoming Rural Rhythm CD, And The Wheels Turn. Here is the remainder of the interview. Perhaps the chief highlight associated with the new CD

  • Hill Country reissue from Tony Trischka

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    Rounder will be reissuing Tony Trischka's terrific 1985 banjo album, Hill Country as a remastered CD on October 21. Tony is viewed as a mainstream guy these days, thanks in no small part to his blockbuster Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular project

  • Charlie Haden returns to the fold

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    Charlie Haden is a name that serious jazz fans will recognize, but for folks in the bluegrass an acoustic world, it may not be familiar. With his star-studded new release, Rambling Boy, out this week, you might expect him to

  • New books from Mel Bay

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    Mel Bay Publications has three new instructional books that will be of interest to any of our readers who study the mandolin or fiddle. The Mel Bay Mandolin Scales Chart is a simple 4 page folded chart which displays common and

  • Nashville Guitar Academy

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    Our friend Tim May has put together a new workshop/camp for guitarists, aimed at providing more personalized, higher level instruction than normally available at camps and workshops. The intention is for intermediate to advanced players to come get three days

  • Earl Scruggs with Family and Friends

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    Rounder Records is preparing a unique release for a new live album from banjo patriarch Earl Scruggs. Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends - The Ultimate Collection, Live At The Ryman will be released as an audio CD on November 18,