Song Of The Mountains

  • Kickin’ Grass turns 10

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    Popular North Carolina grassers Kickin Grass have big plans for their 10th Anniversary celebration next weekend, and for the rest of 2012 as well. The band will mark the big 1-0 at The Carolina Theater in Durham on January 14, with

  • An appeal from Song Of The Mountains

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    Back in the summer, we wrote about the fundraising difficulties being encountered by the popular syndicated music program, Song Of The Mountains. They feature both established and up-and-coming bluegrass acts, taped before a live audience at the beautifully restored Lincoln

  • Raymond McLain and Mike Stevens

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    The quick review was contributed by Ken G. Brown, who we hope will become one of our new correspondents when we launch our expanded new site later this year. Fiddle and harmonica might not seem like enough instruments to create a

  • Cherryholmes: so long and farewell

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    Cherryholmes has had quite a run of late. Over the past ten years, we've watched them go from a cute family bluegrass band of teen siblings, to a writing, touring and recording powerhouse of serious pickers and singers with their

  • VW Boys to release Retroactive

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    The VW Boys will see the release of their first recording, Retroactive, on the Mountain Roads Recordings label on March 22. Tim White (banjo), Dave Vaught (guitar) and Albert Blackburn (bass), will at the Pickin’ Porch in Bristol,TN on Thursday, March

  • Song Of The Mountains, season 4

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    The fourth season of the popular Song Of The Mountains television series will start this week. The show features live bluegrass music performed at the Lincoln Theater in Marion, VA and is carried on dozens of PBS affiliate stations in

  • Curly Seckler on the road again!

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    Following his appearance on Saturday night (5/2) at The Station Inn for the launch of the Paul Warren tribute CD, 89 year old bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will be on the road again this month. On this coming Saturday, May 9,

  • Song Of The Mountains

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    I had the occasion recently to speak at length with Tim White, emcee and co-producer of the popular Song Of The Mountains concert series and television show, aired on 170 PBS affiliates in the United States. The show originates from Marion,