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Bluegrass has been a long served as a platform for artists to springboard to success in the country music arena. In addition to new traditionalists like Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Keith Whitley, and Ricky Skaggs, many other country artists dabbled in bluegrass early in their careers. Dierks Bentley and Kenny Chesney had a foot in [...]
What do you get when you mix traditional bluegrass with "real country?" I don't know either, but it probably sounds a lot like Feller and Hill. Both Tom Feller and Chris Hill will be familiar faces to bluegrass audiences, Tom from his time with Larry Stephenson, Rhonda Vincent and 3 Fox Drive, and Chris from [...]
Jim Gabehart is journaling his time at the Pete Wernick Dr. Banjo Advanced Banjo Camp this week. We had another half-day session yesterday, starting at 9:15 a.m. and going to 1:30 p.m., leaving a nice opportunity to go sightseeing. Although there are many interesting places to see and things to do, I couldn't imagine coming to to [...]
Rural Rhythm has released a new single to radio from the upcoming Brand New Strings CD, Stay Tuned. The song is Other Side Of Lonesome, a contribution from guitarist/vocalist Randall Massengil. He is joined by Stuart Wyrick on banjo, Tony Mowell on bass, Mike Ramsey on mandolin and Preston Schmidt on fiddle. Corey Meuchel guests on [...]
Craig Havighurst, writer, NPR music journalist, independent filmmaker and IBMA Board member, has been tapped as Senior Producer for Music City Roots, a weekly, two-hour live radio/television broadcast aired on Wednesday's from Nashville's Loveless Cafe. The show presents music from a variety of artists loosely falling into the Americana or roots genre, including a healthy dose [...]
Clay Hess has his new band in place and is booking shows for the upcoming festival season. Clay handled lead guitar duties for Sierra Hull and Highway 111 until last month. Joining him to tour in support of his solo album, Rain, are Ryan Moyers on mandolin, Josh Hymer on banjo, Irl Hees on bass [...]
In today’s world of bluegrass, many musicians find it difficult to keep a band together for even a short period of time. However, there are a few who seem to have endured changes in personnel and within the genre, and only continued to increase in talent. With the title of a Jimmy Martin song as [...]
