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We've heard this week from several readers about the death of David Kiser, known for years to bluegrass lovers in and around Lexington, KY as Uncle Dave. He was a regular performer at regional festivals and a familiar voice on WRFL, hosting Blue Yodel #9 on alternate Saturday mornings. Kiser passed away on November 8 [...]
CMT.com is reporting that Jerry Douglas told reporters at the CMA Awards in Nashville that he will start work on a new recording with Alison Krauss & Union Station by the middle of next year. Rounder Records doesn't have any information yet about when they might complete this next project, or when it may be [...]
We just received this photo from the opening ceremonies of the 25th Anniversary remembrance of The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. As Brance mentioned earlier this week, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent were to perform More Than a Name on a Wall with Jimmy Fortune as a part of this four [...]
The November/December issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is out, and is their second annual Women In Bluegrass edition. The cover story is on Roni Stoneman and includes discussion of her new book, Pressing On - The Roni Stoneman Story. The article also covers her many years as a cast member on Hee Haw, and what [...]
If your Friday evening plans will find you in front of a television screen, perhaps you will want to tune in to tonight's edition of The Next Great American Band on Fox. Casey Henry has been keeping us up-to-date as this American Idol spin-off competition rolls along, as two of the eight remaining contestants are [...]
One band that I did get to see at IBMA last month that really impressed me was G2, a young quintet from Sweden who won the 2007 European Band of the Year Award, announced at the EBMA European World of Bluegrass festival in May. Brance and I caught one of their after hours showcase performances, [...]
Larry Stephenson has brought 21 year old guitarist Ben Helson aboard as the newest member of The Larry Stephenson Band. Despite his youth, Ben has been performing in bluegrass and country bands for many years, most recently as a part of the bluegrass band at Bethel College, where he is finishing a degree in Music [...]
Tomorrow (11/9) banjo builder Tom Nechville will join Carol Beaugard for an interview on WFDU, broadcast in the New York City metro area at 89.1 FM. Tom will surely discuss his work at Nechville Musical Products, where he has been in the forefront of pushing the boundaries of accepted methods of banjo construction. His solid [...]
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge have announced a number of shows in early December featuring very special guest Tony Rice. Larry and Tony have performed together many times, and you can be sure that there will be some fiery flatpicking at each of these concerts. 12/5: The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA 12/6: Satellite Ballroom - [...]
Congratulations to resonator guitarist Jerry Douglas, who picked up his third Musician of the Year award from the Country Music Association last night in Nashville. 2007 marked Jerry's 10th nomination for this CMA award, which was known as the Instrumentalist of the Year until 1988.
