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Oops. We missed another bluegrass wedding last month. Lachlan Davidson and Jade Bentley were married on February 12 in the town of Avenel in Victoria, about an hour north of Melbourne in southeastern Australia. Lachlan (Lachie to friends) is the mandolin and fiddle playing half of The Davidson Brothers, one of the brightest stars on the Australian bluegrass [...]
There's an old saying in the southern US, that goes, "If you're half the man your father was, you'll be OK." It is meant to serve as a testament to a great man, and both a challenge and encouragement to his son. It's likely that the aphorism is heard widely throughout the world these days, [...]
I got so caught up with reading the fine points of the Hawaii exit polls (where I detected just a hint of pineapple in the voting trends), that I let my Wednesday morning deadline slip my mind entirely. Here, then, is a slightly used-yet-still-relevant column about jamming. This was written right after we had taught [...]
Great news from Rounder Records. Their next project for Josh Williams, titled Modern Day Man, is due to hit on March 25. It's almost hard to believe given his youth, but this will be his fifth CD since Josh began recording as a solo artist while still in his teens. And like several of these earlier albums, [...]
The Larry Stephenson Band is hard at work on their next album, tracking with Larry's co-producer Ben Surratt at Ben's Rec Room Studio in Nashville. This will be their third project for Larry's Whysper Dream Music label, a follow-up to their current record, Pull Your Savior In. With Larry in the studio is his touring band: Kenny Ingram [...]
