Punch Brothers are taking the summer off for the most part, with several members using the time to tour on their own. The band has but three shows scheduled as a group: at the Spoleto Festival in May, and at
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Noam Pikelny announces 2013 tour
Noam Pikelny, banjo player with Punch Brothers, is set to use some downtime with the band this year to tour in support of his 2011 solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. The record had been nominated for
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Bon Voyage! Mountain Song at Sea sets sail
All aboooaaaard! All aboard, and bring your…banjos? About 2000 bluegrass fans, artists and press are taking to the high seas of the Atlantic today, February 1, on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sky, for the maiden voyage of Mountain Song at
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The Outliers Fit In
The Outliers, as the name of this North Carolina band might suggest, aren’t afraid to stray beyond the bounds of bluegrass for their self-titled debut CD. It’s evident in the song selection, especially on Shout – a pop hit for Tears
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Formlessness Into Form part 1 now available
The first part of Formlessness Into Form, Chris Henry's film on the creative process in the bluegrass world which we previewed last week, is now available online. It's an interesting, if a bit offbeat documentary investigation, consisting almost entirely of interviews with
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New Album Coming From Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott and Tim O'Brien have announced October 9th as the release date for their upcoming album for Full Light Records, We're Usually A Lot Better Than This. A live album consisting of two benefit performances at the Grey Eagle in
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RockyGrass Day 3
This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. The day started out with a gorgeous gospel set with local stars The Blue Canyon Boys featuring KC Groves (of Uncle Earl). They provided a beautiful start to the morning and
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The Mountain Music Project available on CD/DVD
We've posted several times about The Mountain Music Project, a documentary film which covers a musical journey of discovery from Appalachia to Nepal. The project follows a pair of Virginia pickers, Tara Lindhart and Danny Knicely, as they travel through the mountains
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Blue Yodel #10 – Quantum Lyrics
I don’t know. Maybe I’ve been watching too much of the Brian Greene PBS series The Fabric of the Cosmos lately. It’s fascinating—things blow up and there’s talk about black holes and eleven dimensions. What I’ve learned is that somewhere there’s
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More Kenny Baker tribute from Grey Fox
Here is another video from Grey Fox, again with a Kenny Baker tribute theme. This time, we have Tim O'Brien and Chris Thile offering up a twin mandolin version of Bill Monroe's Jerusalem Ridge, long associated with Baker for his definitive