Author: Brance

  • Pete Seeger’s banjo in IBMM

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    Carl Pagter recently presented Pete Seeger's extended neck Vega banjo to the International Bluegrass Music Museum. He made the presentation during a recent trustees meeting in Owensboro, KY. This is the same banjo that Seeger donated to Sing Out! magazine during

  • Tim O’Brien joins Wheeling Hall of Fame

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    Tim O' Brien, bluegrass music's Male Vocalist of the Year is soon to be inducted into The Wheeling Hall of Fame in his hometown of Wheeling, WV. Tim won a Grammy earlier this year for best traditional folk album with

  • Dr. Ralph at The White House today

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    Ralph Stanley will be awarded a National Medal of Arts today in a ceremony in The Oval Office of The White House in Washington, DC. As indicated on the official Medal Of Arts web site: The National Medal of Arts is the

  • Pete Goble – health update

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    Chris Cairns just sent along a note with an update on Pete Goble's health. Pete underwent back surgery last Tuesday and then suffered a blood clot in his lungs. He was put on a ventilator machine and was in critical

  • Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

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    Christian rock artist David Crowder's last CD, A Collision, was promoted as a mixture of different styles including bluegrass. The recording did feature banjo on several tracks and one of the tracks could even be considered a bluegrass gospel standard.

  • Tony Rice & Peter Rowan – Quartet

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    Cybergrass has a story announcing a January 23, 2007 release date for the new CD from Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. The CD is to be titled Quartet and will, of course, feature Rice and Rowan, along with Sharon Gilchrist

  • No Speed Limit In Japan

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    Well, that's a bit misleading I suppose. They do, I'm sure, have speed limits in Japan. The band No Speed Limit is not traveling to Japan anytime soon that I am aware of. They are, however, being listened to there.

  • Leadership Bluegrass Seeking Applicants

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    The IBMA's program Leadership Bluegrass is currently seeking applicants for the 2007 event. The event will be held March 20-22, 2007 in Nashville, TN. The intent of the program is to bring together industry professionals who can network, and brainstorm

  • Larry Sparks joins McCoury Music

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    CMT.com is reporting that Larry Sparks' next album will be released on the McCoury Music label. The album is being produced by Don Rigsby and a spring 2007 release is planned. Larry has a style all his own, both with his

  • A new Tew

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    Gena Britt-Tew just wrote to tell us about a new addition to her family. She and her husband Tim are celebrating the birth of their second child, Dalsyn Vara Tew. Dalsyn was born on Wednesday November 1st, at 7:59 AM.