Lonesome River Band is on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, on newstands now. The cover feature - plus a sidebar on LRB guitarist/vocalist Brandon Rickman - was written by Chris Stuart, a regular BU contributor and
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Songwriter Profile – Chris Stuart
This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Chris Stuart plays guitar and leads his own band, Backcountry,
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Ken Orrick passes
Ken Orrick of Lost Highway died at his home on Saturday (1/24) after a massive heart attack. Orrick, guitarist/vocalist with Lost Highway, a band originally from Orange County, California, was a founder member and stayed with them until the mid 1980s
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Chris Stuart on Lonesome Pine RFD
Chris Stuart, singer, songwriter - and the 2008 IBMA Print Media Person of The Year - will join Carol Beaugard on Friday morning on WFDU. He'll talk with Carol about his new status as the winner of a major award,
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Chris Stuart – Crooked Man
On my personal list of bluegrass artists who rarely get the exposure and credit they deserve, songwriter Chris Stuart's name is always prominent. Songwriters generally toil in the shadows, and folks in the business are among the few who keep
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Chris Stuart and Backcountry – Crooked Man
Chris Stuart is back in the studio this winter working on a new project. Like previous CDs with his band, Backcountry, it will primarily feature original songs written within the group, but in a first for Chris this new album
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Musician Tips from BluegrassCountry.org
Our friends at BluegrassCountry.org have launched a new feature as part of their 40th Anniversary celebration of bluegrass programming on WAMU. It's called Musician Tips and will be a weekly audio segment with prominent bluegrass artists sharing advice on a
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Eric Uglum joins Backcountry
I suppose it was only a matter of time... Eric Uglum's two mega-talented stepsons, Christian and Austin Ward, became members of Chris Stuart & Backcountry a few months back. Just recently, Chris' Backcountry label released a new CD from Eric and
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UK Bluegrass has Sore Fingers
Our friends at UKBluegrass.com just let us know that they have posted to their blog an interview with John and Moira Wirtz who organize Europe's largest bluegrass/old time music camp, Sore Fingers. The camp has been running each year since
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Chris Stuart & Backcountry on Bluegrasscountry.org
Bob Webster at BluegrassCountry.org had a chance to talk with Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley before their performance at Luckett's Schoolhouse last month. That interview is being aired this week on WAMU and online at BluegrassCountry.org. Aspiring songwriters should take note