Drew Matulich, Jeremy Darrow, Roland White, Ty Gilpin, Jon Weisberger, Gina Clowes, Casey Campbell, and Scott Barnett, in the Crossroads studio (May 2018) Roland White has been active in bluegrass on a professional level since the early 1960s, starting with his
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Highland Travelers debut sizzles
Let’s start with this: the Highland Travelers are not just a repackaged version of the Boxcars. Though they’ve retained the recently disbanded group’s three main vocalists and its firm grasp on the modern traditional sound, the Highland Travelers have a
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Justin Moses to Blue Highway
Blue Highway has announced a personnel change, with Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses stepping in on reso-guitar, replacing Gaven Largent who is leaving the band to focus on his passion for building and repairing resophonic guitars. Justin will serve as only the
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Ashley Campbell takes her banjo into pop country
Let's get this out of the way up front... Ashley Campbell's The Lonely One is not a bluegrass album, and she is not a bluegrass artist. She is a young country singer on the way up with a peerless pedigree
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Ben Eldridge tribute video released to the public
If you were lucky enough to be in the audience at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on July 16, 2016 for Ben Eldridge's final show with The Seldom Scene, you will have already seen this video which Ben's son Chris
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Milan Bluegrass Festival promotes Bluegrass Times on WMIM
The Milan Bluegrass Festival in Milan, MI is expanding this year to four days, running now from Wednesday, August 1 until Saturday the 4th. It has become a primary destination event in southeast Michigan over the past 20 years, with
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Darrell Webb says goodbye to Darrell Webb Band
For the past decade, The Darrell Webb Band has been among the most dynamic and entertaining acts on the bluegrass circuit. With a rotating cast of characters, Webb has demonstrated his fiery mandolin and soaring vocal skills on stage, always
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Ryan Lester joins Kevin Prater Band
A guitarist with long-time ties to Kevin Prater and Danny Stiltner will be joining them in The Kevin Prater Band. Ryan Lester, of Hurley, VA, replaces Tom Timberlake, who had to leave the road for health reasons after a long affiliation
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Mountaineer Opry House in WV soon to close
Mountaineer Opry House, the local hot spot for bluegrass music in the Huntington/Charleston area, has announced it will close its curtains for the last time this season. After more than 45 years the Mountaineer Opry House in Milton, West Virginia, near
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A visit to the Stanley Brothers’ birthplace
On April 13th 2018, I made my way to Haysi, Virginia to say goodbye to my longtime childhood friend and fellow musician, Ernie Thacker. Ernie and I were hard Stanley nuts as two boys growing up in Northeast Ohio could