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Lovers of the banjo have much to celebrate in this first half of the year, with two carefully researched and prepared hardcover books being released on the history of the instrument. We mentioned The Banjo - America's African Instrument earlier this

Once again, noted nature photographer Kevin Dooley is hosting a group of amateur camera snappers and bluegrass students on a South African Safari in November 2016. Dan Boner, Director of the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies department at East

Merle Hazard is a clever Nashville songwriter and performer who has moved into the drastically underserved market of economic explication. No longer must we wait for an upbeat folk song about the Greek debt crisis, or the twin fears of

MC Blake Williams brought The Wayfarers, a southeast Ohio band, on stage to kick off the March edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, aka SOIMF. Host band, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, took the stage next. The

We're on to the second round two polls in our March MASHness competition, pitting first round winners in the Ingenious Innovators and Leading Ladies divisions against one another. These showed some of the closest vote counts so far, and the

When Aerosmith's legendary lead singer Steve Tyler made it known that he was moving to Nashville to get involved in country music, there were a lot of doubters. "What does this rocker know about country music?" and "It's just a

The first day of spring has past, Easter’s almost here, and that means that it’s time for our annual feature (except for the years when I forget to do it): Tax Tips For the Bluegrass Musician. For those who have just

The debut album from the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Back to the Mountains, is music for people like my dad. Old school bluegrass fans, who grew up on Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanleys, who believe that Bill Monroe set the

Bluegrass, family, and dating take center stage on tonight's episode of The Willis Family on TLC, available on most cable and satellite television networks. The show follows the musical and sibling comings and goings of The Willis Clan, a family of unusually

Here we go... The Round two polls in our 2016 March MASHness, largely matching the format used in the annual NCAA basketball tournament, are now open! Readers are asked to continue voting to select their all time favorite bluegrass entertainer through