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Jason Thomas has joined The Claire Lynch Band, assuming the position on mandolin, fiddle and vocals recently vacated by David Harvey. He is a multinational award winner, having taken the top place in the Canadian Open Mandolin Championship and the Florida State Championships for both mandolin and fiddle - twice. Born in Toronto, Jason now [...]
Bobby Osborne's second CD release with his new band, Rocky Top X-Press, is due from Rounder Records on July 10. Bluegrass Melodies will showcase the soulful voice and mandolin prowess of this 75 year old music legend. The new CD was produced by Osborne and Glen Duncan, and includes three new original songs that Bobby [...]
Members of North Carolina-based bluegrass/gospel group Harvest Wind were en route to a show in Missouri this past Friday (5/25) when their van was struck from behind, sending the vehicle into the path of a tractor trailer. The accident occurred near Clarksville, TN. Eight people traveling in the van were injured, and one died while [...]
Here's a new Mel Bay release that is sure to become an important reference for banjo pickers. Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Banjo Edition includes well over 200 popular songs, complete with chords, lyrics and the basic melody presented in both standard notation and banjo tablature. The book was written by Dix Bruce and Bill [...]
BluegrassCountry.org is featuring a live concert performance by the Claire Lynch Band in their Special Programming segment from now until the end of May. The show was recorded last month in DC, and marked the final appearance of long-time mandolinist David Harvey with the band. BluegrassCountry.org offers live, streaming bluegrass music online, 24 hours each [...]
Don Rigsby & Midnight Call were recent guests on Michael Jonathan's Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and the video of that show is now available online. In addition performing several selections from his latest CD, Hillbilly Heartache, Don talks with Michael at length about his work with The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, and his [...]
Steve Huber, founder and owner/operator of Huber Banjos, has launched a new web site. BanjoTown is designed to facilitate Steve's secondary passion, buying and selling vintage Gibson banjos. His Huber line has as part of its raison d'etre to build banjos that emulate the sound, look and playability of the classic banjos from the 1930s, [...]
Recording King has announced the launch of a new series of acoustic, dreadnaught guitars based on the designs of the heralded pre-war flattops. These three new families of guitars (Classic, Contemporary and Historic) will be introduced sequentially, starting with the Classic line late this summer. The Classic line will offer both solid top and all [...]
Bluegrass Junction, XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 bluegrass music channel, has launched its own monthly bluegrass music chart, based on the material which is most regularly aired on Bluegrass Junction. Program Director Kyle Cantrell explains how the chart is compiled. "Since our programming is album-based, rather than song- or single-based, we normally have several songs from [...]
Hot shot flatpicker and singer/songwriter Brad Davis will be the featured artist on Friday's (5/24) broadcast of The Blue Plate Special on WDVX, 89.9 FM from Knoxville, TN. This is a live performance program with a studio audience. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine editor Dan Miller will be accompanying Brad on bass and second guitar. The WDVX [...]
