Many bluegrass, old time, and country music fans, and surely readers of Bluegrass Today, are likely familiar with the Carter Family of Southwest Virginia. They were a major part of the seminal 1927 Bristol Sessions, which laid down the pathway
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Photos from Pickin For A Cure
Mike Kelly sent along this set of photos from this past weekend's benefit concert for Phil Leadbetter in Knoxville, billed as Pickin For A Cure. As regular readers are aware, Phil - a bluegrass veteran of many years' standing - is
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The Boxcars CD this month
I just heard from Adam Steffey, who tells us that The Boxcars' second Mountain Home CD, All In, is set for release later this month. This much-anticipated sophomore project will feature Adam on mandolin along with fellow Boxcars Ron Stewart
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The Mountain Music Project available on CD/DVD
We've posted several times about The Mountain Music Project, a documentary film which covers a musical journey of discovery from Appalachia to Nepal. The project follows a pair of Virginia pickers, Tara Lindhart and Danny Knicely, as they travel through the mountains
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Aieieee! ROMPSQUATCH
The guys in Monroeville have put together a clever video to promote the International Bluegrass Music Museum's annual ROMP festival in Owensboro, KY, the original home of the IBMA. It details their hunt in the Kentucky hills for the elusive ROMPSQUATCH. Funny
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Woodsongs to BlueHighways TV
Michael Jonathan, long-time host of the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, has announced that his live music program will soon be offered to cable subscribers of BlueHighways TV. This gives the show an enviable reach, as it is already carried
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Nancy Cardwell to assume interim position at IBMA
Long time IBMA staffer Nancy Cardwell has been selected by the organization's Board of Directors to serve as Interim Director until a permanent replacement for Dan Hays can be found. Hays resigned as Executive Director effective 2/29. Nancy has been with
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Big night for the Queen
Rhonda Vincent tells us that she had a big time this past Saturday at the Itawamba Community College Benefit Concert in Fulton, MS, where she had the chance to complete a vocal trio with bluegrass legends Paul Williams and Doyle
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Bluegrass camp survival tips
Now that March is upon us, it’s only natural to think ahead to the end of winter (if you got any where you live) and the coming festival season. The festival season also means the season of the bluegrass music
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Stetson & Cia Pare It Back
There are a couple of broad hints that suggest listeners are in for something different on the new EP from Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes, which is titled Stetson & Cia. The first is a quotation on the CD jacket from