Byron Berline unlocks the door to his new shop in Guthrie, OK Byron Berline was on the golf course in Mexico one Saturday in February when a message he'll recall forever beeped on his phone… "The shop is on fire." Berline immediately
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Preston Thompson passes
The world of steel stringed acoustic guitar is in mourning today following the passing of Preston Thompson yesterday. He was 62 years old, and had been ill since last summer following complications from surgery. As the designer and original luthier for
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As Tony Sees It – A Conversation with Tony Rice
Jan Johansson, fiddler in the North Carolina Triangle region, has posted a lengthy interview with his friend, Tony Rice. Swedish born, Jan moved to the US in 1986, and has worked as a teacher and player there ever since. Rice, of
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Point Of No Return video from Amanda Cook
Mountain Fever has followed up their latest single for Amanda Cook, Point Of No Return, with a music video. It was shot in the studio while they were cutting this next record, set for release this week. Point Of No Return is
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Bluegrass Stories podcast launches with Katy Daley and friends
What immediately follows when a group of retired friends get together? They start telling stories, of course. And if they have worked a full life in and around bluegrass, they will be bluegrass stories. If one of them is a recognized
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Hit Parade Of Love from Ronnie Bowman
Is there a bluegrass singer alive as roundly beloved and celebrated as Ronnie Bowman? As a writer and a singer, Bowman has been a part of our music since he was a youngster, first stepping up to a professional career with
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Hatch Show Print celebrates its 140th birthday
Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letterpress poster and design shops in North America, and an American institution, celebrates its milestone 140th birthday this month. Their instantly recognizable concert posters for early bluegrass artists are among the more collectible
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J.D. Crowe forced to cancel this summer’s shows
Here's some disappointing news about J.D. Crowe, one of the greatest banjo players and band leaders bluegrass music has ever known. The same health issues that led him to retire from performing in 2015 have now forced him to cancel his
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Friday photos from SOIMF 2019
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival - photo © Michael Gabbard Michael Gabbard was in the house for the Friday concerts during Spring 2019 Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, put on twice a year
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California Report – AJ Lee & Blue Summit
AJ is nine-time winner of the Northern California Bluegrass Society Female Vocalist of the Year. She’s the mandolinist and leader of the band Blue Summit, described on their website as, “A genre-fluid bluegrass band and remarkable group of young musicians