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Barry Bales

  • Wood Box Heroes debut with Made Up My Mind

    February 3, 2023 | by John Lawless

    Wood Box Heroes, a new bluegrass group made up of some major bluegrass heavy hitters, debuts today with their very first single. The band is based around the songs and singing of guitarist Josh Martin, supported by Seth Taylor on mandolin,

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  • Barry Bales course online from Discover Double Bass

    June 29, 2022 | by John Lawless

    Discover Double Bass, a web site dedicated to all things upright, has just released an online course taught by Barry Bales, surely among the most celebrated bassists in bluegrass music. From his three decades keeping the beat behind Alison Krauss to

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  • Tennessee Music Pathway markers for Doyle Lawson and Barry Bales

    June 14, 2021 | by John Lawless

    The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled four new historical markers this week, two of which honor heroes in the world of bluegrass music. Both Doyle Lawson and Barry Bales attended unveilings of their Tennessee Music Pathways markers in Kingsport

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  • Barry Bales, farmer, makes the news

    May 14, 2020 | by John Lawless

    If you've been following news about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses, you will have heard that livestock ranchers and dairy farmers are experiencing some major problems. These small, often family-run, operations had been geared up to produce pork,

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  • Barry Bales raising organic, free range meat

    June 18, 2018 | by John Lawless

    Everyone in bluegrass knows Barry Bales as one of the best bass players in our music, and increasingly as a songwriter and producer as well. His many years of service with Alison Kraus & Union Station have cemented his position

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  • Cousin Jake for International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

    April 3, 2017 | by Guest Contributor

    This appeal for the inclusion of Jake Tullock in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame comes from Barry Bales, bass player with The Earls Of Leicester. Barry plays the part of Cousin Jake on stage several times each week in the

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  • Grassers score big win at the ACMs

    April 4, 2016 | by John Lawless

    While Chris Stapleton, former guitarist and lead singer for The Steeldrivers, continued his march through the country music institutions last night in Las Vegas, his dominance at the Academy of Country Music awards last night also included spots for several of

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  • The Earls of Leicester, New Bluegrass Royalty

    September 22, 2014 | by David Morris

    If you stumbled here through a Google search for information about British bluebloods, you landed in the wrong place. But if you’re looking for bluegrass royalty, here it is. Musically, the Earls of Leicester, some of the best pickers of this

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  • Earls of Leicester in September

    July 21, 2014 | by John Lawless

    Jerry Douglas' next project is something of a departure for him. Typically a decidedly forward-loooking artist focused on new music, the Dobro master is turning his gaze back to the 1950s for The Earls of Leicester, a Flatt & Scruggs tribute

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  • Just To Hear The Whistle Blow from Tim Stafford

    June 12, 2014 | by John Lawless

    Blue Highway's Tim Stafford has released a debut single from his upcoming album, Just To Hear The Whistle Blow. It's the title track, which tells of the sort of regrets that may occur in middle age. Joining Tim on guitar and

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