Great news for fans of JD Crowe's banjo picking! We just got an update from Mike Drudge at Class Act Entertainment on JD's rehab progress after suffering multiple fractures in his left arm back in February. Crowe slipped getting off the
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Fanning The Fire
Fanning The Fire, a new short documentary set to enter this season's film festival circuit, uses the passion and excitement of a young Texas picker to demonstrate to audiences of any age what bluegrass music is all about. Though it features
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Jim Mills to fill in for Crowe
We have learned that power picker Jim Mills will be filling in this weekend for JD Crowe. As we reported last month, JD fell last month exiting his tour bus, and broke his left arm in two places. Jim has trimmed
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JD Crowe update
Good news is coming in about JD Crowe, following the serious fall he took last Friday evening (2/18) on the way to a show. As we posted over the weekend, Crowe broke his left upper arm and a bone in his
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JD takes a spill
We have just learned that banjo pioneer JD Crowe took a fall last night as he was stepping off the bus en route to the Joe Val festival in Framingham, MA. A quick trip to the hospital revealed that his
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Win your very own Mountain Heart concert
Would you like to have bluegrass bad boys Mountain Heart over for an intimate house concert - just for you and a select group of family and friends? Well, if you live within a 75 mile radius of Nashville, the folks
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More great photos from IBMA
In adition to the fine photos taken by our 2010 IBMA shooters (Russ Carson, Christy Reid and Roy Swann), we have found a number of other sites that have images posted. Cindy Baucom, who co-produced the Awards Show with Trisha Tubbs,
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Classic New South on WSKV
Here's another radio event you won't want to miss today (9/27). Ricky Wasson, guitarist and lead vocalist with JD Crowe and the New South, will join Zeke Buttons on WSKV FM to introduce one of the most fabled and sought-after recordings
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Crowe, Lawson, Williams – Old Friends
JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams clearly qualify for "living legend" status in the world of bluegrass music. Though each is now a well-established bandleader, they all served an apprenticeship with the great Jimmy Martin as members of his
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Ricky Skaggs on bluegrass hair
The Washington Post Clik Track blog had a piece last Friday (1/8) on bluegrass hair, and who better to discuss it than Ricky Skaggs. This was actually an offshoot of a more serious discussion about the future of country music, and