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Eddie Adcock at PreddyFest 2013 - photo © Laura Tate Photography This recap and photos from Preddyfest 2013 comes from Laura Tate Ridge, of Laura Tate Photography and Deep River Management. Among the sweltering heat present on Friday at Preddyfest in Franklinton, NC there was also an energy unmatched from fellow Bluegrassians. I was happily greeted [...]
To help promote his latest CD release, Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1, Chris Thile was featured on Monday night's PBS Newshour. There he spoke with Jeffrey Brown about his love for Bach, the mandolin, and taking the instrument to new places. The six and a half minute segment also provided some background on this prodigious [...]
Judging by the hate mail, the slashed tires, and the kidnapping of my goldfish, I’d say last week’s column was a little too edgy. And I guess I understand; after all, what could be more controversial than suggesting that entertainers avoid controversy? For the next few weeks, I plan to dial it way back, and [...]
Steve Martin made a stop at the Conan O'Brien show last night, with Edie Brickell and Steep Canyon Rangers in tow. They gave a lovely performance of When You Get to Asheville from their current CD, Love Has Come For You.
Back in June, we reported to you about the Barefoot Movement, a young folk group with roots in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program. The band has recently released its second album, Figures of the Year, a sixteen-track collection that varies between folk-pop and authentic-sounding old-time. The majority of the tracks [...]
