Our latest poll asks Bluegrass Today readers which sort of bluegrass they enjoy most, and we hope you will take a few seconds to vote. The style distinctions are imperfect, and we purposely left out a response for "I like it
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Traditional bluegrass in German
It is becoming more and more common for bluegrass artists in non-English speaking parts of the world to write and sing songs in their native tongues. In the earliest days of bluegrass reaching beyond North America, most students of the music
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Schemes from Tumbling Bones
Pete Winne's will be a familiar name to folks in bluegrass radio. He worked that circuit for Rebel Records for a time, but is now focused on a rootsy Americana group, Tumbling Bones, with whom he performs. They have a new
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Welcome Chet Rickman
Brandon Rickman, guitarist/vocalist with Lonesome River Band, and his wife, Amy, celebrated the birth of their second child last week. Chet William Rickman was born on June 5, but had to be hospitalized over this past weekend for some testing and
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Ron Block CD/DVD in the works
We caught up with Ron Block this week, and he tells us that he has started work on a new solo recording - as he has breaks in the Alison Krauss & Union Station tour schedule this summer. He says that
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Bean Blossom – a first-timer’s visit
When I was learning to play banjo in the mid-1970's, one of the first albums I bought was the two-album live recording from the Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom festival, which became one of my favorites and a great source of
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Jerry and Del Late Show video online
Video from last night's performance by Jerry Douglas on The Late Show with David Letterman is now available on the CBS web site. Jerry offered up a bluesy version of Leadbelly's On A Monday, with Del McCoury at his side singing
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Ralph Stanley featured in another period film project
The Good Doctor of Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, seems set to enjoy another pop culture boost with his involvement in the soundtrack for a second major motion picture. His primitive, plaintive rendition of Oh Death was an pivotal plot point in 2000's
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Vince Gill Bluegrass Band in Richmond
Richmond,VA photographer, and banjo pick aficionado, Dean Hoffmeyer captured a few images from Vince Gill's 2012 bluegrass tour when they stopped at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond last night. Joining Vince were Jim Mills on banjo, Stuart Duncan on
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New York Banjo Summit this Fall
Who would like to catch a show featuring 8 banjo pickers? No... seriously. You might not laugh when you see the list of eminent players involved. Starting October 25, the New York Banjo Summit will be touring along the US East Coast and