Since joining the bluegrass institution Special Consensus in 2021, Michael Prewitt has garnered acclaim for his commanding traditional approach to the mandolin. His debut solo album, The Peerless Mountain Sessions, is a collection of instrumentals which Prewitt has drawn from bluegrass, old
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Showcase Stage returns to Bluegrass First Class
After a three-year hiatus, the Showcase Stage returned to the 2024 Bluegrass First Class music festival in Asheville, NC this past weekend. Twelve local and regional bluegrass bands graced the Showcase Stage on Friday and Saturday, while full-time pros such as
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2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival report
The Price Sisters at the 2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Palatka Bluegrass Festival is one of the special ones. The Rodeheaver Boys Ranch is one of the special places to hold a festival. About fifty boys
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Bluegrass First Class celebrates big year in 2024
Southern Legacy at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock "This is the first year since COVID that we have sold out of tickets and rooms," said Bluegrass First Class promoter, Milton Harkey, as he relayed
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Close Harmony – Bibelhauser Brothers
Clearly, there’s no substitute for sibling harmonies, and in that regard, the Bibelhauser Brothers can boast truth in the title of their new album, Close Harmony, a stirring example of what emerges when brothers voices share their voices in sync.
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Day 1 at Bluegrass First Class ’24
IIIrd Tyme Out at the 2024 Bluegrass First Class - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC is the place to be this weekend. The three-day festival lives up to its name with a star-studded line-up. Gracing
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Thursday at the 2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival
Leroy Troy at the 2024 Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren What is believed to be the 20th February Palatka Bluegrass Festival kicked off Thursday. Larry Stephenson confirmed it, and said that he had played the first one. Sherry Boyd
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Wonderland – Ben James
Ben James has made quite an impressive name for himself in the last few years. Beginning as a member of the final configuration of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, James and his clear high tenor voice would go on to join
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AJ Lee & Blue Summit homecoming at the Independent in San Francisco
It's been said that you can't go home again, but judging by the enthusiastic, jam-packed crowd at the Independent in San Francisco on Saturday, February 11, AJ Lee & Blue Summit have busted that theory. Winter shows are nothing new for Northern California bands
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A Tentative Debut — Mild Goose Chase
Mils Goose Chase, i.e, Scott Peters and Sam Amos, are a unique acoustic duo. Aside from their singing, their sole means of musical support comes from Amos on guitar and banjo, and Peters contributing cello and mandocello. While such a