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Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at this weekend's festival weather report, along with a heads up about some other important events coming your way in 2013.  

On top of last year's news about the World of Bluegrass convention moving to Raleigh, NC for 2013-2016, comes word that the International Bluegrass Music Association office is moving as well. But only a couple miles from their current location

Since taking his leave from Lou Reid & Carolina in July of 2012, Shannon Slaughter has been hard at work on a new project with his wife, Heather. They are settled now in Alabama, and have been working with their

Roby Huffman, popular singer and bandleader in eastern North Carolina, passed away on December 29, 2012. He was 74 years old, and had been ill since being diagnosed with lung cancer a few months back. Huffman toured internationally with his band,

Sad news for Michigan bluegrass fans, following up on earlier and sadder news. Following the sudden passing of Jim Wilder in early December, long time promoter of the Milan and Charlotte festivals in the Great Lakes area, the Wilder family has

The International Bluegrass Music Museum has Monroeville scheduled for their 2013 Bluegrass In The Schools program. Between January 7-18, the band will perform in 25 northwestern Kentucky schools, introducing students to the uniquely American music to which their state has

Many singer-songwriters spend most of their career without having their songs cut by a hit artist. Some, however, enjoy great success. Perhaps it would be wise of us (myself included) to take note of the work of songwriters like Ray

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers are starting 2013 with a new look, and the first personnel change since they hit the scene in 2006. Original member Adam McIntosh is leaving the group and moving his family to Arizona, where he

After a long night of picking and watching the sun come up on 2013, I was talking with a friend about the state of bluegrass music. It was far too easy to fall into a funk. Good bands led by talented musicians

I hope it’s been a wonderful holiday season for you so far. The date of this column’s publication being January 2nd, let me be the first to wish you a very happy Ninth Day of Christmas. Yes, in spite of