Dean Hoffmeyer captured dozens of memorable images at yesterday's (2/19) Sizemore Benefit Concert in Roanoke, VA.
Sammy Shelor
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All-Stars signal Festival Season is coming
Forget the groundhog and his dismal forecast of six more weeks of winter. I saw a sure sign Sunday night that spring – and bluegrass festival season – is just around the corner. The occasion was the All-Star Jam at
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2012 Bluegrass All-Star Jam
This past few years have seen a bluegrass variety show travel across the eastern US, billed as the Bluegrass All-Star Jam. Over the years it has hit dozens of cities, with a live concert featuring a bevy of top bluegrass
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Phil Leadbetter benefit in March
Another benefit concert has been scheduled in Knoxville for Phil Leadbetter, who continues to undergo treatment for a very stubborn cancer that has been try resistant to common therapies. Phil has dedicated his life to bluegrass music, working in turn
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Chronology from Lonesome River Band
Speaking yesterday with Sammy Shelor, he mentioned that the first of three planned 8-song EPs from Lonesome River Band is set for a February 28 release on Rural Rhythm. This retrospective of the band's 30 years together will be titled Chronology,
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Lonesome River Band To Release 30th Anniversary Retrospective
Sammy Shelor, banjo player and leader of the Lonesome River Band, reports that plans are underway for the group to embark on an ambitious new recording project — a 30th anniversary retrospective that will have the group recording twenty-four songs, to be
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Bill Monroe 100th Year Celebration Live At Bean Blossom event
On Sunday, November 20, 2011, Rural Rhythm Records and some of its brightest stars gathered to celebrate the release of Bill Monroe 100th Year Celebration Live At Bean Blossom, a live recording of 12 selections from Rural Rhythm's family of
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Lonesome River Band on Letterman
A suitably attired Lonesome River Band delivered another big shot in the arm for bluegrass music with an impeccable performance of Molly (Where's Your Man Tonight), a song that the band recorded for their No Turning Back album, released in
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Lonesome River Band takes Manhattan
Sammy Shelor and Lonesome River Band spent yesterday afternoon at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York's theater district, taping a segment of The Late Show with David Letterman which will air tonight (11/11). The band spent Wednesday evening
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Lonesome River Band on Letterman
This coming Friday (11/11), Lonesome River Band will not only be the musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Sammy Shelor will appear as a guest with Steve Martin for official recognition of Sammy as the winner of