Bad news for Boxcars fans looking forward to catching the group this weekend. They have had to cancel their shows scheduled at The Down Home in Johnson City, TN and The Mountaineer Opry in Milton, WV due to illness. Lead singer
The Boxcars
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Photos from Red, White & Bluegrass 2015
Laura Tate Ridge shared these photos from Friday night and Saturday at the 2015 Red, White & Bluegrass Festival.
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Photos from the debut Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival
Thanks to Mike Kelly for this batch of photos from the first Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival in the newly-renamed Rocky Top, TN. Mike says the festival went well, though a rough weather forecast kept the audience numbers down on Saturday
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Friday at Palatka 2015
The Spinney Brothers opened the second day of the 2015 Palatka Bluegrass Festival. They are becoming crowd favorites at every show. The VW Boys then brought their unique combination of comedy, music, and magic to the stage. They are always
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Gary Hultman to The Boxcars
With founding member John Bowman having announced his departure from The Boxcars earlier this month, the band has today welcomed new member Gary Hultman to the group. Gary is a student in the Bluegrass, Country & Old Time Music program at East Tennessee State
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John Bowman exits The Boxcars
John Bowman, one of the five founding members of bluegrass supergroup The Boxcars, has announced that he is leaving the band. Over the past few years, Bowman has been increasingly focusing his energy towards preaching and singing in churches, often
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The Boxcars with J.D. Crowe
Here's a bluegrass match made in heaven, for those of you unable to attended the first annual Five String Fest in North Carolina earlier this month. J.D. Crowe sat in with The Boxcars, and the folks at Mountain Home Music captured
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New John Bowman CD in June
John Bowman has been a bluegrass guy most of his life, and because of his particular talents as a singer and multi-instrumentalist, we's been able to ply his trade at the highest levels of our music. He played guitar with
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Best of 2013: Daniel Mullins vs. Billboard
Billboard, who publishes the (supposedly) quintessential music charts, have released their year-end chart of the Top 15 Bluegrass Albums of 2013. 15. Leaving Eden - Carolina Chocolate Drops 14. Brothers of the Highway - Dailey & Vincent 13. The Living Years - The Isaacs 12. Ahoy! - The Punch Brothers 11. Hammer Down - The
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A Baker’s Dozen for 2013
My mailbox and inbox overflowed with music in 2013, as sure a sign as any that bluegrass is alive and well. There’s good news and bad news about that. The good news is that much of that music was very well