CMH Records, who had recorded a great deal of classic bluegrass music in their day, have recently released a pair of remastered classics that should be of interest to any serious bluegrass lover. First up is the digital reissue of The
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Wheeling Jamboree remembers Mac Wiseman
The Wheeling Jamboree will celebrate its 86th birthday next month with a show dedicated to the memory of its one-time director, and two-time Hall of Famer, Mac Wiseman, who died last month. The April 6 show will feature Marty Stuart, Mac’s
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Mac Wiseman remembered by his peers
Mac Wiseman, among the last of the original era bluegrass artists, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Born Malcolm Bell Wiseman in Crimora, Virginia, on May 23, 1925, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
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Jerry Wicentowski is a lucky break from Bay Area showers
The last couple of weeks Northern California has been treated to some much-needed relief from the atmospheric rivers that dumped on the west coast. Jerry Wicentowski & the Wiseman Institute, made up of Jerry plus Bay Area stalwarts Jody Stecher,
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Mac Wiseman’s funeral service in Nashville
Arrangements have been announced for a funeral service for Mac Wiseman. It will be held tomorrow, February 27, at the Spring Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery in Nashville. The family will greet visitors from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home,
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Mac Wiseman passes
The great Mac Wiseman, known widely as The Voice with a Heart, died this morning in an Antioch, TN rehab facility. He was 93 years of age, and had been experiencing kidney failure these past few weeks. One could argue that
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Jerry Wicentowski & the Wiseman Institute California tour
I received a note from Bay Area singer and instrumentalist Jody Stecher about a stellar band he helped Jerry Wicentowski put together for a Northern California tour in March. I spoke with Jody who is quite excited about the tour,
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Bluegrass legends accept honorary doctorates from Glenville State
In a solemn ceremony Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, six legendary figures in bluegrass music were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Glenville State College in Glenville, WV. Things got started
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Honorary Doctorates for bluegrass pioneers
Jesse McReynolds receives a letter of intent from Megan Darby for his honorary doctorate from Glenville State Glenville State College in West Virginia, one of several institutes of higher learning to offer a bachelors degree in bluegrass music, has announced plans
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Rhonda Vincent talks about her Bluegrass Legends album
Following our article last week announcing that Rhonda Vincent would be performing the music from her upcoming Bluegrass Legends project at the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival in July, we had a chance to talk with Rhonda about the live