How to get a head ache in just 10 minutes. “It doesn’t take that long!”, Bill Nowlin, the author of The Rounder Book of Bluegrass Music Trivia might well respond. The recently published Rounder Book of Bluegrass Music Trivia examines bluegrass
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Harlan Road – new single from NewTown
Mountain Home Music has released Harlan Road, the title cut and first single from their upcoming NewTown project, due to hit on July 8. The band is based around the music of the husband/wife team of Jr. and Kati Penn Williams. Both share
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IBMA Health Fair at WOB 2016
The International Bluegrass Music Association will once again host a Health Fair during World of Bluegrass, their annual convention scheduled for September 27 - October 1 in Raleigh, NC. Recognizing that many professionals in the bluegrass world are self-employed and may
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Storyman coming from Sam Bush
More news today from Sugar Hill Records... June 24 is announced as the release date for Storyman, their 7th project for new grass legend Sam Bush. It will be Sam's first project since Circles Around Me in 2009. Bush, who also produced the
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Ralph II inherits The Clinch Mountain Boys
This article is a contribution from CJ Lewandowski, mandolinist with the Po' Ramblin' Boys, and a proud fan of the Stanley sound. As a young traditionalist, I've always had the yearning to make the trip through the Clinch Mountains of Virginia,
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Sister Sadie launches powerful debut
This recent interview with Sister Sadie is a contribution from Nancy Cardwell, long time employee and former Executive Director of the IBMA, and noted bluegrass writer and performer. Although the official release date for the self-titled debut Sister Sadie album from
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Walkin’ Across This Land with Bryan Sutton
Sugar Hill has released a music video ahead of tomorrow's CD drop for Bryan Sutton's The More I learn album. It's a live performance of the opening track, Walkin' Across This Land, where Bryan showcases his hybrid crosspicking style, blending
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The Stanley Brothers: Hall of Fame Oversight
There’s a glaring omission at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Stanley Brothers deserve to be there, and every year that goes by without their induction devalues those who are enshrined. “I’ve been angry about it. I’ve been perplexed about it.
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Better When I’m Dancin’ cover from Redhead Express
Redhead Express, those grassy gingers from the great state of Alaska, are back with another of their pop cover videos. This time the girls offer their take on Meghan Trainor's 2015 hit, Better When I'm Dancin' which was also featured
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Tyler Smith passes
Surely there is no greater shock in life than the sudden, tragic loss of a young person. The bluegrass world lost one this past Memorial Day weekend when Tyler Smith, a young banjo picker from Knoxville, TN, died while on