The Marksmen Quartet of Murrayville, Georgia, were the victims of thieves who stole their white Ford travel van, white enclosed Country Boy trailer and all their instruments, costumes and equipment while taking an overnight stay on November 25 at the
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Storefront Congregation on Radio Bluegrass International
Louisville, Kentucky, based Storefront Congregation will feature on this weekend's edition of the Best Of Bluegrass (BOB) presented by Bob Mitchell. The band, made up of Kent Houchin - guitar/vocals; Lauren White - bass/vocals; Murrell Thixton - banjo/guitar/vocals; and Nathan Livers
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Jingle Bells from Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
More great bluegrass Christmas music from the now-famous Sleepy Man Banjo Boys. The picking' Mizzone boys have laid down a version of Jingle Bells using licks and phrases first popularized when their great-grandparents were young. It is available for sale online
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Fiddle & Banjo Christmas
The banjo/fiddle duet holds an iconic place in the history and development of bluegrass music. From the earliest days of Appalachian string music, a fiddle and a banjo was enough to set folks dancing, and as the style has evolved
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J. D., Alison and Dan helping kids for Christmas
On Saturday, December 3, 2011, J. D. Crowe & The New South, with special guests Alison Krauss and Dan Tymnski, will perform a concert at Powell County High School in Stanton, Kentucky to benefit underprivileged children. As a part of
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Sierra Hull, reporting from the White House
Sierra Hull has shared a few of the photos she took last Monday when she appeared at the White House in Washington, DC with Alison Krauss. Hull was selected, along with Dan Tyminski, to accompany Alison on the show, a
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David Robinson to Monroe Crossing
David Robinson is set to become the new banjo player with Monroe Crossing, among the most popular and well-traveled bluegrass bands in the mid-West. He takes up the mantle from Benji Flaming, who recently announced his intention to move on and
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Donna Ulisse on Sirius XM
Singer/songwriter Donna Ulisse is this week the guest of Kyle Cantrell on his Sirius-XM Track by Track show. The first broadcast is tomorrow, Wednesday (11/30) at 11:00am (ET). On the recorded show Cantrell and Ulisse will be dissecting all the tracks on
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Roger Martin to the Carolina Travelers
Roger Martin has joined The Carolina Travelers, a venerable band from Winston-Salem, NC, on mandolin. He had worked previously with The Misty Valley Boys, Roustabouts, and just recently Roger Handy and Southern Depot. He takes the spot vacated by Tim Frye, who had spent the
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Virginia Mae Stauffer passes
Songwriter Virginia Mae Stauffer passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. She was aged 71 and had been unwell for the better part of the past decade. Stauffer was born on September 29, 1940, in St. Joseph