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We got a note earlier this week from Andrea Bradstreet, who hosts the Rocky Mountain Breakdown bluegrass show on KRFC, aired from Fort Collins, CO. She wanted to share a story that ran in The Coloradan on October 1, which described how the 3 year old radio station had recently received a number of major [...]
National Public Radio's Morning Edition program had a feature this morning on the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, which takes place this weekend in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This is a free, annual event which is undertaken as a gift to the community by local billionaire, Warren Hellman. As many as 200,000 people per day [...]
The folks at Sugar Hill Records and Elderly Instruments, along with Saga, Deering and Michael Kelly, are sponsoring a contest in conjunction with Chris Thile's new CD to help you grow your own band. The CD is, as has been mentioned here many time, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, and the band [...]
Here is another remembrance of Uncle Josh Graves, who passed away last Saturday in Nashville. This one is from Andy Hall, dobro player with The Infamous Stringdusters. His influence on me, and all Dobro players can't be overstated. I've spent many hours pouring over his songs, listening to every detail. Trying to figure out how [...]
There is a guestbook on the official Uncle Josh Graves web site, where fans and friends can post messages of condolence for the family, or tributes to Josh. The photos page is a treasure for students of his music, or anyone with memories of the early days of bluegrass music and Josh's place in it [...]
We are pleased to publish another tribute to Uncle Josh Graves, this one from the 2006 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year, Rob Ickes. I was able to go to the service on Tuesday, and it was a really nice tribute to Josh. Eddie Stubbs gave an amazing eulogy. Josh Graves' was probably the first [...]
The Banjo Lounge will be hosting an online banjo workshop with Bill Keith on Octber 17. The workshop will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (EST), and will be facilitated by their voice chat system. The fee to participate is $20, and only 25 registrants will be enrolled. The folks at The Banjo Lounge ask [...]
A number of people have contacted us, asking about the controversy during last week's International Bluegrass Music Awards, or wondering why we haven't covered it on Bluegrass Today. Both Brance and I were at the show (live blogging backstage), and had the chance to watch the controversy develop, before, during and after the show itself. [...]
Here is another remembrance of Uncle Josh Graves, who passsed away last Saturday (9/30) in Nashville after a long battle with a number of serious health concerns. It is from dobroist, and Graves devotee, Randy Kohrs. Upon hearing of Uncle Josh Graves' passing just two hours earlier as I was walking off the stage after [...]
Over the next few days, we hope to publish a number of brief tributes to Josh Graves from resonator guitarists whose own music was shaped in part by Josh's. This first comes from Mike Auldridge: Josh Graves influenced my life beyond mere words of gratitude. He changed my life. I would not be a professional [...]
