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  • Iron Mitten featuring Tom Adams

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    It's been just three months since Tom Adams announced that he'd be giving the banjo a rest, but music fans at London's East End Pub were treated to the rejuvenated strains of Adams' new sound and the new group he's

  • Bill Anderson talks bluegrass

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    Whisperin' Bill Anderson may not be among the first names which come to mind when you start talking bluegrass. His success came as a country singer and songwriter, and he has managed to thrive as a songsmith in the modern

  • Matt Leadbetter to Marty Rabon

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    We just got a note from Uncle Phil - Phil Leadbetter, that is - dobro man with Grasstowne, and proud papa of fellow resonator guitarist Matt Leadbetter. We reported over the weekend that Matt had left Lonesome River Band, largely to

  • Jason Davis Steppin Out

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    We've mentioned banjo picker Jason Davis several times here on Bluegrass Today. Before he was old enough to vote, Jason had been featured on CDs from Michelle Nixon & Drive and Huber Banjos, and started touring with Kenny & Amanda

  • The Grascals – Opry December

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    We may be smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season, but The Grascals still have a busy December in store. They will be performing on The Grand Ole Opry four times this month, starting with tomorrow night's Tuesday Opry,

  • Final Four: The Clarks made it!

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    This report comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She performed the past few years with her brother, Chris, in The Two Stringers, now disbanded. We're getting down to the final stretch on Next Great

  • Mike Hartgrove returns to LRB

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    Fiddler Mike Hartgrove is rejoining Lonesome River Band starting in January '08. Mike had been a member of LRB for three years before leaving to work with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in 2005, his second stint with that group. He

  • Greg Cahill checks in

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    We heard yesterday from Greg Cahill, banjo player and road manager with the well-traveled Special Consensus - and in his spare time, President and Chair of the IBMA Board of Directors. Greg has long been out in front when it comes

  • Bluegrass Grammy nominees

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    The nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards were announced today, and a number of bluegrass/acoustic artists see their names in the list. The nominees for the Best Bluegrass Album are: Cherryholmes II Black And White - Cherryholmes Lefty's Old Guitar - J.D. Crowe

  • Rhonda on XM Friday morning

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    XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction will debut their newly recorded episode of Studio Special on Friday (12/7) featuring Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. For many, this will be the first chance to hear the latest edition of The Rage, with