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  • The real Father of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe or Earl Scruggs?

    December 9, 2020 | by Guest Contributor

    This response to our article last week, Who’s the real Father of Bluegrass, is a contribution from Richard D. Smith, a mandolin player based in Somerset County, NJ, and the author of Bluegrass: An Informal Guide and Can't You Hear Me

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  • Who’s the real Father of Bluegrass?

    December 3, 2020 | by David Morris

    This Saturday, the Grand Ole Opry celebrates the 75th birthday of bluegrass music. It's certainly a cause for celebration. But, for me at least, it's also a time for reflection and the sharing of a belief that I’ve held for

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  • Scott Napier offers another LP “must have” mandolin records giveaway

    October 20, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Scott Napier, professional bluegrass mandolinist and Associate Professor at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, is doing another giveaway from his rich collection of bluegrass albums. Back in August, he did this once before, giving away five classic

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  • Bill Monroe in the Time of COVID – 2020 Monroe Mandolin Camp online

    September 25, 2020 | by Guest Contributor

    This report on the first ever virtual Monroe Mandolin Camp is a contribution from Theresa Seiders, a voice-over artist and audio editor in Columbus, Ohio. Oh... and a serious student and lover of the mandolin. It's a chilly pre-fall morning in central

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  • Monroe Style Mandolin Improvising course with Chris Henry

    September 22, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Chris Henry, noted Bill Monroe mandolin stylist, has announced a new way to learn how to play like Big Mon. He has launched a Monroe Style Improvising course for players who are already familiar with the basics of this building

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  • Moments in Bluegrass: BG75 #9 – Bill Emerson meets Bill Monroe

    August 21, 2020 | by Richard Thompson

    Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from "75 years of bluegrass," we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. Bill Emerson is considered to

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  • Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #2 – Bill Monroe comments on Bonnie and Clyde

    June 24, 2020 | by Richard Thompson

    Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75 years of bluegrass,” we thought that we would collect a few to share with you.  Kathy Kallick is a co-founder

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  • Bill Monroe statue moved from The Ryman for repair

    June 24, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Bluegrass and early country music fans have taken great pride in the Bill Monroe statue displayed outside The Ryman Auditorium since its installation in June of 2017. Countless fans have had their picture taken with the bronze sculpture on visits

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  • Monte Warden remembers Bill Monroe – These Eggs Are Special, Ain’t They?

    June 9, 2020 | by Guest Contributor

    This detailed remembrance of the Father of Bluegrass is a contribution from Monte Warden. During the late 1980s, Warden got to know Bill Monroe while working twin bill shows with his band, The Wagoneers, who were an extremely popular "young

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  • Bill Monroe Dr. Pepper spot from 1975 surfaces online

    May 27, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Many thanks are due to Dave Houle who found this classic Bill Monroe clip from 1975 and has shared it on YouTube. It finds Bill and the Blue Grass Boys in the studio recording a jingle for Dr. Pepper, during which

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