Which bluegrass radio host has the longest running show on the same station? Seriously... I'm asking you guys. We don't know who actually owns this record, but a candidate surely has to be Wayne Rice, who is about to celebrate 40
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Banjo added to the Monroe Mandolin Camp
The horrors! Slobbering five-stringers have been invited to drool all over the proceedings at this year's Monroe Mandolin Camp in Nashville. But seriously, after mando purists pick themselves up off the floor, they'll recognize what camp managers Mike Compton and Heidi Herzog have
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Check out Addicted – new single from Mountain Heart
We've written a few times recently about the return of Mountain Heart - a reformed and refocused edition of the group, with a new, even-more-aggressive sound, and a youthfulness and energy they hope can win them a spot in the music world where fans
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Flats & Sharps burning up the UK
Flats & Sharps is a young band in England who are making quite a name for themselves within the trendy British music scene. They're five handsome lads with a passion for bluegrass, developed through busking for pocket money while in college. Now they've turned
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Jerry Salley to Banner Music
Prominent Nashville publishing house and music production company, Banner Music, has announced that Jerry Salley has signed with their agency. Jerry has written a string of hit songs and album cuts in bluegrass and Gospel music, as well as mainstream country.
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Huck Finn festival celebrates 40th Anniversary
The venerable Huck Finn Bluegrass Music Festival, held each June in California since 1975, is celebrating their 40th anniversary at the 2016 event, June 10-12. Run from the start by Don and Barbara Tucker, the festival continued under family control for one year following his
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The Bluegrass Mix is back
We heard from Roger Randolph with The Bluegrass Mix, who is happy to report that their 24/7 bluegrass streaming service is back on the air after being dark for the past few weeks. In mid-February, after new royalty rates for music
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Detour to take 2016 off
What happens when a part time band suddenly becomes a major festival draw with runaway hit songs on radio, and record sales far beyond their expectations? Well, on top of lots of big smiles, high fives, and a greatly expanded
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Politics in bluegrass, or evangelical dentists in Texas
Today is post-Super Tuesday Wednesday, sometimes called “Un-super Wednesday,” or “Super Tuesday Boxing Day” in Canada. By now we’ve all gotten our fill of exit polls with need-to-know statistics, like the fact that Ted Cruz managed to get 70% of
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Darrell Brothers chime in on the election
Here's a bit of political whimsy for you as you watch tonight's Super Tuesday election returns. It comes from those bluegrass rascals, The Darrell Brothers, who felt compelled to respond after seeing our story last week about Nathan Stanley endorsing Donald Trump. FOR