Bluegrass is one of the few musical genres where sidemen receive recognition amongst its fanbase. From its earliest years, enthusiasts revered the playing of supporting musicians such as Paul Warren, Josh Graves, and George Shuffler among others. In modern times,
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Jason Carter talks Lowdown Hoedown
Jason Carter, prolific fiddler and mainstay of both The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin' McCourys, has a new album releasing this week, his first in 25 years. If you've caught his fiery performances on stage, or in the studio
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King of the Hill – first single from Jason Carter’s new album
Jason Carter, fiddler for both The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin' McCourys, has announced an upcoming solo project, Lowdown Hoedown, featuring his considerable skills as both a bowman and a vocalist. A debut single is available today, Jason's take on
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Take Me Home Country Roads, new WV state song
A resolution to make John Denver's Take Me Home Country Roads an official state song comes before the West Virginia legislature today. It is already the official song of West Virginia University, and today's resolution is expected to pass. To celebrate,
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Joe Mullins and Junior Sisk reunite for Hall Of Fame Bluegrass
As the bluegrass genre grows to include more and more offshoots in the mind of the average consumer, traditionalists can be found grousing about the dilution of the art form, or the importance of maintaing definitions and categories. But while
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Music Politics from Mickey Boles
Don't bring up religion or politics in polite company. That's what they always say. But Tennessee bluegrass singer/songwriter Mickey Boles is breaking both those rules in his new song, Music Politics. It examines the eternal question of who makes it in the
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Nothing Left But The Blues video from Chris Henry
Having recorded a new solo project all by himself, and wanting to promote it with a performance music video, Chris Henry was faced with an interesting challenge. He couldn't do the typical band-out-in-field concept, since he had played all the instruments and
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Making My Way To You from Chris Henry
Chris Henry, Nashville multi-instrumentalist and man-about-town, has released a new solo project. Well, it's almost a solo project. He did play all the guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and drums, wrote and sang all the songs, and engineered and produced it all
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Yonder Mountain heats up Music City
Friday night, January 11, was downright balmy in Music City when Yonder Mountain String Band rolled into town for the second stop of their winter tour. Near 70-degree temperatures lured fans out to Marathon Music Works for the venue’s first concert
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Free Leftover Salmon show audio
Leftover Salmon is offering a free audio download of a two-set live show to help promote their upcoming tour across the western US in early 2013. Tickets for the February and March shows go on sale today to members of