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Claire Lynch fans have something to look forward to later this year. Rounder will be releasing a new project featuring ten tracks from previous Lynch albums, along with four newly re-recorded songs. It will be titled Crowd Favorites - a Claire Lynch Collection, and is projected for release in October. Claire explained how the material [...]
Long time readers of Bluegrass Today realize that I am something of a cheerleader for The Infamous Stringdusters. I had been mightily impressed when I saw them several years ago as Wheel House. They knocked me over two years ago as The Stringdusters, and when they "emerged" at IBMA last year as The Infamous Stringdusters [...]
In the course of a post last month about Wildfire's new lineup, we mentioned that their web site had been down while a newly redesigned site was being set up. That site is up today at www.wildfireband.com. You can get bio on the new members (Daniel Grindstaff and Chris Davis), and keep up with the [...]
Award-winning bluegrass photographer and author Stephanie Ledgin will see images from her most recent book, From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music, highlighted in a new exhibit which opens on June 21 at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. The IBMM exhibit will open during the museum's annual music festival, The River [...]
Back in February, Brance teased with news that one of Terry Baucom's post-Quicksilver episode 2 endeavors would include a signature banjo model, noting that further details would be forthcoming. Now comes the official announcement: After much anticipation, it is being announced that Sullivan Banjo is the builder on the new Terry Baucom signature banjo. The [...]
Rounder Records has just uploaded audio samples for two new projects set for a June release. Ron Block's Doorway will hit on June 19. This is not really a bluegrass recording, but should be of interest to the many admirers of Ron's musicianship and songwriting abilities. For more on this project, read Brance's interview with [...]
Just two weeks ago, XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) announced the debut of their monthly Top 40, based on how often individual albums are featured. The June Top 40, based on requests and plays in May, has just been released. The top five for May '07 are: #1 Long List Of Heartaches Grascals [...]
Fans of the eclectic string music scene that emanated from New England in the 1970s and 80s will surely recall being enthralled by the acoustic guitar work of Russ Barenberg. He was a member of Country Cooking with Tony Trischka, Fiddle Fever with Jay Ungar and Matt Glaser, and Laughing Hands with Andy Statman. He [...]
Butch Baldassari, a good friend to Bluegrass Today - and to everyone who loves bluegrass and mandolin music - has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He starts chemo and radiation treatments this week, and we send him our most sincere best wishes and hopes for a full recovery. Mandolin Cafe has established a [...]
June 30 is the deadline for IBMA members to submit nominations for the Special Awards, presented each year during the World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville. Unlike the International Bluegrass Music Awards, chosen by a three-tiered ballot process among the IBMA's professional membership and presented during a gala Awards Show, the Special Awards are selected [...]
