With their touring season just concluded, Rhonda Vincent has announced a change in her band, The Rage. Ben Helson, who has been holding down the guitar spot this past four years, is leaving, with 3-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Josh Williams
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Bluegrass Album Band reunion in February
Bluegrass First Class has long been considered among the top destination events on the festival calendar for bluegrass fans. Held in February each year, the BFC offers a respite from the winter's bluegrass isolation at a "first class" indoor resort,
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Randy Barnes leaving Josh Williams Band
Josh Williams has announced on Facebook that one of the original members of his band is moving on. "In a business where change is inevitable, the time has come to make a personnel change within the Josh Williams Band. After nearly
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Carolina Moonrise from Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale is set to release his 21st recording on September 25, a new bluegrass album called Carolina Moonrise. Like his previous grass projects, Jim has again teamed up with Randy Kohrs, who produced and engineered, and also provided reso-guitar. And like
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Josh Williams goes above and beyond
If you've ever wondered how Josh Williams has won the hearts of so many bluegrass fans, this video from last weekend's Doyle Lawson Bluegras Festival in Denton, NC may help you understand. Saturday evening, after Josh closed out the show and
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Welcome Ivy McKendree
Jason McKendree, banjo picker with The Josh Williams Band, and his lovely wife Carolyn, are celebrating the birth of their first child, Ivy Kathryn Elizabeth McKendree. Ivy was born on Sunday (4/15/12) at 5:12 p.m., weighing in at 5 lb, 7 oz, and
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Josh Williams Band live online
The folks at Music City Roots, who broadcast live every Wednesday evening from Nashville's Loveless Barn, also have been filming live sets from the legendary Station Inn. These live sets are also streamed live, but on an irregular schedule. Earlier this month,
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Josh’s little birdie wows ’em in Japan
I wondered recently what events might have conspired to take the now famous video of Josh Williams and his feathered friend into true viral status. Shot by pure chance by Ted Lehmann at the Doyle Lawson festival during the summer
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Josh Williams video on the Today Show
The Josh Williams video we featured last week - the one where the little birdie lands on Josh's guitar mid song - is breaking even further into the mainstream. As we reported on March 1, this unscheduled guest spot had gone
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Josh Williams video goes viral
Did you hear the one about the bird that landed on some guy's guitar in the middle of a show? Well... over 1,000,000 people have now watched a YouTube video of Josh Williams at the 2011 Doyle Lawson Festival where this