On This Day … Starting on Friday, September 3, 1965, the first Fincastle Bluegrass Festival, in Fincastle, Virginia, took place. “Wow, hard to believe it's been fifty years ago ... I was there for both of Carlton's first multi-day festival in 1965
Peter Rowan
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Robert Earl Keen goes bluegrass
Texas songwriter and singer, Robert Earl Keen, has decided to go grass for his next album, Happy Prisoner - The Bluegrass Sessions. Though Keen has largely hewed close to the folk/Americana realm, this album marks a departure both in that it
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IBMA Film Festival announces attractions
The films to be screened during the debut IBMA Bluegrass Film Festival at the 2014 World of Bluegrass Convention have been announced. Eight different projects will be shown, including a pair of highlight films that were selected for special merit.
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Red Wing Roots 2014
The photos in this article were taken by Milo Farineau, and the report is from his son, Kirby. Only two seasons into its lifespan, Red Wing Roots Festival has already won the love, support, and excitement of the thousands of attendees who
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Southern Flavor from Becky Buller
Dark Shadow Recordings has released a second single from Becky Buller's upcoming album, 'Tween Earth And Sky. This one is a special tribute to Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. Serious Monroe fans know Southern Flavor as the title track of
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Photos from Old Settlers
Thanks to Heidi Labensart and John Grubbs for these photos from last month's Old Settlers Music Festival in Driftwood, TX.
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40 years of Old & In The Way
It's a sure sign you're getting old when when a band that was a touchstone of your youth celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Old & In The Way formed in 1973, with Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements
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The Story Behind The Song – Doc Watson Morning, D-18 Guitar Picking Kind of Day
Doc Watson Morning, D-18 Guitar Picking Kind of Day was written by Peter Rowan and Jerry Faires who, beginning the day after Doc Watson had passed away, collaborated on this sincere tribute to the great guitar player and singer. The song
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Rowan’s Old School bluegrass quiz
Peter Rowan's latest CD, The Old School, finds the 71 year old former Blue Grass Boy surrounded by both first generation bluegrass veterans, and some of today's most notable grassers. All but one of the 12 tracks here are Rowan