Popular bluegrass/Americana group Bearfoot has announced a personnel switch, with Nora Jane Struthers leaving the group to support her upcoming solo project, taking bassist P.J. George along for the ride. In her stead, Bearfoot has brought on guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
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Changes in artist representation
Three agencies have announced news this week that relate to artist representation in the bluegrass world. Ralph Stanley is now being booked by the Paradigm Agency, based in Nashville. Bobby Cudd with Paradigm will be handling Stanley's dates. Unless you lay your mind
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Live from ROMP on Open Mic
This week's edition of Open Mic on WAMU's Bluegrass Country is the first installment of many sets recorded live this past June at ROMP in Owensboro, KY. As you can see from our photo and video coverage of the event, ROMP featured
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Bluegrass Jamboree dates for 2012 announced
Tour dates and performers have been announced for the 2012 Bluegrass Jamboree tour in Germany later this year. A total of 18 shows are scheduled across Deutschland in November and December, each featuring performances by Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Bearfoot, and
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Last day at ROMP
Here is one last batch of images Woody Edwards captured at ROMP 2012. Follow this link to see the others.
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Bluegrass Today at ROMP
Bluegrass Today will have a crew at ROMP this weekend in Owensboro, KY. They will be conducting interviews, taking pictures, shooting video and generally prowling about the grounds. If you're doing something there you shouldn't oughta, be careful - it might
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Midnight In Montana video from Bearfoot
Bearfoot has released another music video from their current Compass CD, American Story. The guys and gals shot and edited it themselves, inspired by a trip through Montana to create a video for Todd Grebe's song, Midnight In Montana. It is
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Todd Grebe and Angela Oudean duet project
Nora Jane Struthers isn't the only member of Bearfoot planning an outside project this Spring. Guitarist Todd Grebe and fiddler Angela Oudean have begun working as a duo. The pair, who partner as well in affairs of the heart, started their eponymous
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Nora Jane Struthers takes to Kickstarter
Nora Jane Struthers, Bearfoot's sultry lead singer, is using Kickstarter as a crowd sourcing tool to raise funds for an upcoming solo project. She tells us that she has a core group of songs written, and is working now on arrangements. I
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Up the creek with Bearfoot
It's always fun to see the new and creative ways folks devise to promote and profit from engagement with bluegrass music and musicians. Over the years the up-close-and-personal instrumental workshops and camps with celebrated artists have become a commonplace, and