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Whisperin' Bill Anderson may not be among the first names which come to mind when you start talking bluegrass. His success came as a country singer and songwriter, and he has managed to thrive as a songsmith in the modern era of mainstream country music when many of his 1960s contemporaries can't get a meeting [...]
We posted in late October with news of the devastating fire that gutted the home of young banjo picker Ryan Holladay. Fortunately, neither of Ryan's parents (Mark and Lisa Holladay) were hurt, nor was his sister, Hannah. Ryan was not at home when the fire broke out. To help them have a merrier Christmas this [...]
Fiddler's Ghost, the most recent novel from former Dillard's funny man Mitch Jayne, has been selected as among the Best Books of 2007 by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The book, released this summer by Wildstone Media, tells the tale of a young schoolteacher and his wife who settle into their new home in the Ozarks, [...]
We just got a note from Uncle Phil - Phil Leadbetter, that is - dobro man with Grasstowne, and proud papa of fellow resonator guitarist Matt Leadbetter. We reported over the weekend that Matt had left Lonesome River Band, largely to spend more time at home with his wife and young son. Phil wanted to [...]
We've mentioned banjo picker Jason Davis several times here on Bluegrass Today. Before he was old enough to vote, Jason had been featured on CDs from Michelle Nixon & Drive and Huber Banjos, and started touring with Kenny & Amanda Smith. He recorded with the Smiths on their latest CD, Tell Someone, and then went [...]
We may be smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season, but The Grascals still have a busy December in store. They will be performing on The Grand Ole Opry four times this month, starting with tomorrow night's Tuesday Opry, appearing in the 8:30-9:00 p.m. segment (EST). Then on Friday (12/14), The Grascals will [...]
We just got a note from Gary Williams, who hosts the Old Dominion Jamboree on WLEE in Richmond, VA and is one of the founders of VaBluegrass.com Gary is asking everyone to get on board and send a card to one of bluegrass music's true legends this Christmas season. Mac Wiseman, at the age of [...]
Fiddler Mike Hartgrove is rejoining Lonesome River Band starting in January '08. Mike had been a member of LRB for three years before leaving to work with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in 2005, his second stint with that group. He had been a founding member of IIIrd Tyme Out with whom he toured and recorded [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will perform live on the air later this morning (12/7) from the studios of WFDU FM 89.1 in New Jersey. The band will join hosts Carol Beaugard and Steve Lutke on Lonesome Pine RFD from 11:00 a.m. until noon (EST). WFDU's broadcast signal covers the New York City metro area, and [...]
We heard yesterday from Greg Cahill, banjo player and road manager with the well-traveled Special Consensus - and in his spare time, President and Chair of the IBMA Board of Directors. Greg has long been out in front when it comes to getting bluegrass music before audiences of young people, and school performances are a [...]
