On this day …. On July 21, 1998, ace British mandolin player Andy Townend passed away in the Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, after a short illness. He was aged 46. Born on January 12, 1952, he was a
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Sweatin’ to the hits at Grey Fox
Well it was another hot one at Grey Fox on Friday! Hot temperature and hot pickin! It is impossible to catch all of the cool things happening at once, but I will share with you some of the elements that
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Early for a Thursday – Jaywalkers
Like the United States, England has experienced several folk revivals over the past century, leading to a renewed interest in traditional and acoustic music, and even the establishment of an annual folk awards show by one of the United Kingdom’s
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First Day at Grey Fox 2013
Not-so-secret agent Tara reporting in from the Grey Fox Festival in the green rolling hills of beautiful upstate New York. So far I just love the place. Everyone I meet is completely nice and helpful and laid back. It is a really
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My Cold Heart – Blue Mafia
Blue Mafia is a relatively new young band based in Muncie, IN, whose distinctive modern sound is centered around the muscular guitar playing of Tony Wray, and the strong songwriting of his wife, Dara. The Wrays have assembled a crack
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A Review of Murphy Hicks Henry’s Pretty Good For A Girl
For those of you who might be in a hurry, here’s the abridged version right up front: Pretty Good For A Girl, Murphy Hicks Henry's epic history of women in bluegrass music, is a magnificent and important work, and if
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Rebecca Frazier on Best of Bluegrass
Bob Mitchell will feature Rebecca Frazier on Best of Bluegrass this weekend, airing on WKWC which broadcasts from Owensboro, KY at 90.3 FM, and streams live at kwcweb.kwc.edu. She and her husband John stopped by Mitchell's studio on their way to
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Dueling Gospel singers in Montana
When Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers rolled into Butte, MT for a show this past Sunday at the Montana Folk Festival, they discovered that they were sharing the bill with The Birmingham Sunlights from Alabama. Both were scheduled for the Sacred
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Dailey & Vincent live from The Ryman
Tonight's (7/18) edition of Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman featuring Dailey & Vincent will be broadcast live on Bluegrass Junction, channel 61 on the Sirius XM satellite radio network, and on Nashville's legendary WSM radio. The show begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Stevens Family to Mountain Fever
The Stevens Family made the hop across the mountain this week from West Virginia to southwest Virginia and the studios at Mountain Fever Records. There they signed a deal with the label and started work on a new album. Bass player