Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler a much anticipated biography by Penny Parsons is published today, Monday, May 23, 2016. It would be foolhardy to say that John Ray ‘Curly’ Seckler was a side-man; that is forgetting
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Funeral arrangements for James King – please help if you can.
Funeral arrangements for James King have been announced. His family and friends wanted to wait a few days to allow his many, many friends in the music world to make plans to travel and attend. Viewing and visitation is scheduled for
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Joe Mullins checking in from the UK
This post is a contribution from popular bluegrass artist and radio man, Joe Mullins. He and The Radio Ramblers are celebrating 10 years together with their very first tour of England and Switzerland this week. Joe has promised to send photos and
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Bobby Osborne talks to Net Radio Dogs
During last month's Bobby Osborne tribute in Bristol, TN, Bobby sat down with Rick Dollar of NetRadioDogs for a fifteen minute interview about his long career in bluegrass music. Amidst the backstage craziness at the Paramount Center for the Arts, with
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Still more from Gettysburg ’16
And here is another gallery of Frank Baker's photos from the May 2016 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
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The Peregrines do Cologne
This post is a contribution from Bobby Britt, fiddler with a new Transatlantic bluegrass experiment, currently on tour in Europe called The Peregrines. The guys will be sending us occasional reports as their tour progresses. It has been a wonderful tour thus far, full of
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James King passes
The bluegrass life of recording, playing dates, and traveling has come to a close for one of the most unique personalities and beloved artists in bluegrass music. Known for his matchless heartfelt ability to convey a story through song, the
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Radio Ramblers at The Square Tower
This post is a contribution from popular bluegrass artist and radio man, Joe Mullins. He and The Radio Ramblers are celebrating 10 years together with their very first tour of England and Switzerland this week. Joe has promised to send photos and
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ClayBank to Rural Rhythm
ClayBank, a new bluegrass group from western North Carolina is on the move again. This hard-driving young band - with one token veteran - has just signed with Rural Rhythm Records in Nashville. They expect to complete their debut project this
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Laura Ridge to Southern Belle Booking
Southern Belle Booking has announced the addition of Laura Tate Ridge to the company in the position of Senior Agent. Laura has been in and around bluegrass most of her life. She is the daughter of popular North Carolina fiddler Johnny