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Take Me Back is the name of the upcoming project from Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, expected in January 2012 on Karl's KSBC Music label. This will be his first new release since 2003, and serves to introduce a number of new faces on the Big Country Show. Recently returned to the group, but familiar [...]
Among the books mentioned in the University of North Carolina Press Fall/Winter 2011 catalogue is Bill C. Malone’s biography, Music From The True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey. The recently-deceased Seeger was the son of musicologists Charles and Ruth Crawford Seeger and the brother of folksingers Pete and Peggy Seeger. Seeger was multi-talented, a musician, [...]
Occasionally in this column I’d like to look at a specific song and, if possible, talk to the songwriter about it. First up is Herschel Sizemore’s Rebecca, a bluegrass instrumental standard. I just heard a story from the respected and beloved mandolin player Herschel Sizemore that might cause you to record every songwriting session or [...]
Bluegrass artists The Chapmans are throwing away their razors for the month of November, and asking other male members of the bluegrass world to do the same in order to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer Research. Now eight days into Bluegrass No-Shave November, the band has shorn off shaving this month. Jason Chapman says the idea [...]
Laurie Lewis has been honored with the 2011 Performer Award from the Folk Alliance FAR-West, the western regional chapter of the Folk Alliance International. The Bay Area fiddle player and singer/songwriter was presented with the award at the 2011 FAR-West Conference, which took place during the four days, October 20-23, in Eugene, Oregon. The presentation [...]
