Our Special Bluegrass Correspondent is back with a report on the big Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, IN.
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Daughters of Bluegrass – Pickin’ Like A Girl
Somewhere around the second or third trip through the buffet line, even the best-tasting dishes start losing their appeal. Too much, even of the good stuff, is, well, too much. I couldn’t shake that feeling while listening to the Daughters of
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David Via seriously injured in random attack
David Via - photo © G. Milo Farineau Noted songwriter and jamgrass performer David Via was attacked by a stranger prior to a house concert this past weekend. According to people at the show, a man came at David from behind
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Festival of the Bluegrass 2013
This report on the 2013 Festival of the Bluegrass is a contribution from Jim & Valerie Gabehart. Jim shared the review, and Valerie the photos. We have a great many additional photos to share taken by Estil Robertson. Look for
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Della Mae – This World Oft Can Be
More and more young, traditionally-based bands are finding success in the wider world of music. While many of these groups get their start in bluegrass, they also blend acoustic country, folk, Americana, and pop influences in to create the style
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Aubrey Haynie gets some Subaru love
For the past few weeks, a song from Aubrey Haynie's 2000 Sugar Hill album, A Man Must Carry On, has been featured as the musical bed for a Subaru commercial airing on national television in the US. The song is a
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Ralph Stanley Labor Day Festival to return in 2014
After a hiatus of two dozen years, Ralph Stanley will again be hosting a major festival over the Labor Day weekend, starting in 2014. Like their long-running Memorial Day event, it will be held at the Hills of Home Park
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On This Day #13 – Gloria Belle
On this day …… June 9 is the birthday of Gloria Belle. Probably best known for being Jimmy Martin's so-called "girl singer" in the late 1960s and into the 1970s, she played mandolin, guitar and bass at different times as a Sunny
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Jr Williams and Sammy Shelor
What do two banjo pickers talk about at Festival of the Bluegrass?
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Grammy announces Best American Roots Song category
Among the items included in their recent Trustees Report, the Recording Academy announced the designation of a new Grammy award category that will be of interest to bluegrass songwriters. Quoting from the report... Best American Roots Song has been added to the American