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This week we are going to remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 79 years. Arguably the most significant man in American music, he has heavily influenced country, blues, [...]
Here are Frank Baker's photos from Thursday night at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. He is busily uploading more images from the rest of the weekend, and we will post them over the next day or so.
Pinecastle has signed Irish string band I Draw Slow to the label, and will release their Redhills album on August 7. Their music is an interesting mix of American and Irish folk styles, blending the traditional music of both cultures with a contemporary Americana/Celtic sensibility. It has been frequently asserted that Appalachian old time music [...]
We are still awaiting Frank Baker's photos from this past weekend's Gettysburg festival, but Rhonda Vincent sent a couple along this morning. She captured this particularly well-dressed fan at her record table on Saturday afternoon. In addition to the two stage shots below, Rhonda also shared this lovely photo of her dad, Johnny Vincent. She [...]
This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series of songwriting challenges to appear in the Blue Yodel column. In every songwriting workshop, one question always gets asked: which comes first, the words or the melody? I try hard not to reply, “The beer comes first.” It’s a reasonable question, but [...]
Carrie Hassler has been working hard since her last release (2008’s CHHR2), and her efforts shine on her most recent project for Rural Rhythm Records, the solo album The Distance. The album debuted at number 10 on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart, and its first single, Luxury Liner, hit the Bluegrass Today charts at #15. Featuring eight [...]
