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The photos accompanying this review of the first day at Red, White & Bluegrass were taken by Laura Tate Ridge. To say thousands braved day one of Red White & Bluegrass in Morganton, North Carolina is an understatement. While temperatures reached 105 degrees, fans searched for every square inch of shade. One festival-goer joked “it was [...]
Bill Evans will be a guest on Wednesday morning's Katy Daley Show on WAMU's Bluegrass County. He'll be on with Katy at 9:00 a.m. to talk about his appearance at the 5th Annual Mike Seeger Old Time Banjo Festival at The Birchmere this Saturday (7/14). Bill will join fellow banjoists Adam Hurt, Cathy Fink & [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY has just won a major vote of confidence from the city government. After a presentation this afternoon from IBMM Board Chairman, Terry Woodward, Mayor Ron Payne and the City Commissioners voted unanimously to fund a grant of $3 million towards a new International Bluegrass Music Center on [...]
Kindred Records has announced the release of Not Looking Back, a new Gospel project from Kevin Carter & Full Assurance. This is the first recording from this Statesville, NC quartet, led by Kevin Carter on guitar and vocals. Full Assurance includes Kevin's wife, Cindy Carter on mandolin and vocals, Tommy Privette on banjo and Chris [...]
My eyes filled with tears the first time I listened to Sunday Mornin’ Singin’, the remarkable new live Gospel project from Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Not a typical reaction for a hard-bitten critic, to be sure, but I blame the music. Good music reaches out and touches you. Great music grabs you and doesn’t [...]
Mountain Heart is taking a step up towards the big time. Their rowdy, hybrid show, which mixes elements of bluegrass, blues and rock music, will be represented by New Frontier Touring. They will continue to be managed by Brian Smith of Leadership Artists. New Frontier is a large, national agency based in Nashville, under the primary [...]
