If you've been following bluegrass as long as your humble correspondent, you'll have watched Carl Jackson go from a skinny kid playing banjo with Jim & Jesse as a teenager in the late 1960s, to one of the most respected
Gospel Bluegrass
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They Called Him Jesus – Jeff Clair
Many of today’s younger generation of bluegrass musicians grew up with the artists of the '80s and '90s as their major influences. Contemporary groups such as the Lonesome River Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, and Alison Krauss and Union Station were
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Congratulations to Doyle and The Roys
Last night in Nashville, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver picked up the 2012 Vocal Group or Band of the Year trophy at the Inspirational Country Music Awards ceremony. These awards honor artists who excel each year in the fields of Christian and inspirational
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Ohio Live from the Farm Hands Quartet
The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet have released their first concert DVD, recorded live at the historic Memorial Church in Dayton, OH earlier this year. Among these Farm Hands are Daryl Mosely on bass, Tim Graves on resonator guitar, Bennie Boling on banjo,
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Marksmen Quartet – This is My Crowd
A new album, This Is My Crowd, from the Marksmen Quartet is due July 31 on Rural Rhythm Christian. The group is under the direction of Dr. Earle Wheeler, who developed a love for bluegrass Gospel music from his father, a Baptist
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Kevin Carter is Not Looking Back
Kindred Records has announced the release of Not Looking Back, a new Gospel project from Kevin Carter & Full Assurance. This is the first recording from this Statesville, NC quartet, led by Kevin Carter on guitar and vocals. Full Assurance includes
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Gospel project from Rhonda Vincent this summer
For someone who has been so deeply involved in bluegrass Gospel for so many years, it seems hard to believe that Rhonda Vincent's upcoming live album, Sunday Mornin' Singin', will be her first all-Gospel release. Rhonda performed in her youth with
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Farm Hand Quartet hunting a banjo player
The Farm Hand Quartet, a bluegrass Gospel group featuring veteran grassers Tim Graves, Daryl Mosley and Kevin Williamson, are on the hunt for a new banjo player. The band is based in Nashville, and tours extensively throughout the central US. According to
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I Was There – New River Bluegrass
Pisgah Ridge Records is pushing out a single from Heart On The Run, their recently-released Gospel project from New River Bluegrass. The song is I Was There, a lovely ballad written by Dick Gaskin which showcases the band's vocal strengths. New River
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Bluegrass nominations for the 2012 Dove Awards
Earlier this month, the nominees for the 43rd annual Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced. Bluegrass Gospel is always given its due from the GMA, with a pair of awards specific to our genre. Nominees for 2012 in