In a lot of ways, Greg Welty is fairly typical of young bluegrass artists on the rise. The banjo player was born in North Carolina, spent time in college touring with a number of popular bands, and is about to
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I Met The Man drops for Shawn Lane
Shawn Lane has spent the past quarter century touring with Blue Highway on mandolin and fiddle. His sharp tenor voice is a major part of the band's sound, as are the insightful songs he contributes. But some of his strongest original
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Shawn & Gracie Lane accepting dates as a duo
Audience demand has always been an unstoppable force in the music business, and in today's online environment, new stars can be made in a moment's time. Such is the story of Shawn & Gracie Lane, a pair of bluegrass and Gospel singers
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Shawn Lane introduces limited edition I-Tone pick
Just about a year ago Shawn Lane, mandolinst/guitarist and vocalist with Blue Highway, introduced a new flatpick to market made from a space age material new to this field. Working with Clemson University engineer associate Brad Poore, they developed a pick
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Space age flat pick from I-Tone
When it comes to learning a craft, there are lots of insider tips, tricks, and so called "trade secrets" out there - the stuff that "only the pros know" and everyone else is dying to find out. This can be
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Mountain Songs – Shawn Lane
The Blue Highway guys have been busy over the past year. In addition to releasing The Game, an excellent album which garnered them multiple IBMA award nominations for 2014, three of its members have recorded their own albums. Tim Stafford
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Mountain Songs from Shawn Lane
Mountain Songs, the upcoming solo project from Blue Highway's Shawn Lane, is set for release on August 20. Shawn says that he recorded this one with several members of his talented family, names that may not be familiar to bluegrass fans. But
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Cardboard In Her Shoes – Dave Yates
Dave Yates' 4-song EP, Cardboard In Her Shoes, has got East Tennessee written all over it. Of course Yates himself is on the faculty in the East Tennessee State University's bluegrass music program, and has plied his trade as a singer, songwriter
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Second Time Around – Jason Davis
If you've caught a Junior Sisk show this past few years, or heard his last two records, you know what a blistering banjo picker he has in Jason Davis. This month, at the age of 23, Davis is seeing his second
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Bootleg John from Jason Davis
Junior Sisk's crackerjack banjo picker, Jason Davis, is back with his second solo project at the ripe old age of 25. Like his 2008 effort, Steppin' Out, he has enlisted an array of young hotshots like himself, together with a