Welcome Willa Bartram!

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At this weekend’s DelFest festival in Cumberland, Maryland, Alan Bartram will surely have reason to celebrate.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to catch up with Bartram, bass player extraordinaire with the Del McCoury Band and the Traveling McCourys, and he had some exciting news to share. He and his wife welcomed a new baby girl last week, Willa Rose Bartram, born on May 18 at 12:48 a.m. and weighing 7lbs 15oz. Alan indicated that both mother Kristina, who is sister to Amanda Smith, and baby are doing well.

We at Bluegrass Today certainly congratulate the family!

Welcome to the world, Miss Willa!

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John Curtis Goad

John Curtis Goad is a musician, writer, and educator based in Eastern Kentucky, specializing in Appalachian music. A graduate of East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program, he also holds three Master of Arts degrees—Appalachian Studies, Liberal Studies, and Teaching—with thesis work focused on Appalachian music and literature. He is a former member of the International Bluegrass Music Association Board of Directors. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays upright bass with the David Parmley Band and regularly fills in with Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, among others. His 2015 release, Regina, reached no. 6 on the Bluegrass Today National Airplay Chart.

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