From Connecticut comes veteran bluegrass vocalist Amy Gallatin, with a new Christmas record to share this year. Called simply 'Tis The Season, it features a total of 20 selections, drawn mostly from less familiar contemporary Christmas and holiday songs. Not strictly
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Happy Joyous Hanukkah video from Nefesh Mountain
Nefesh Mountain has released a music video from their 2020 Hanukkah Concert, which streamed live this past Saturday night from The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. It's their bluegrass arrangement of Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, incorporating snippets
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Help Brad Laird give away $1,000,000 worth of mandolin lessons
Brad Laird is one of the busiest bluegrass players you've never met. Unless you live in Georgia, you might not have ever seen him play. But he teaches a large load of students and interacts with thousands of bluegrass lovers
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We Three Kings from Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell, the talented young banjo player with Williamson Branch, has released a new single for the Noxubee Hills Music Group, his own arrangement of a Christmas classic. Actually, Anthony plays more than just banjo with the Williamsons, taking on guitar
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Avery Stokes video from Phil Leadbetter & the All Stars of Bluegrass
Phil Leadbetter, everyone's favorite Uncle Phil, has a new music video to share from his Swing For The Fences album with his best pals, The All Stars of Bluegrass. The All Stars are a special project band that Phil came up
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Concert Duo for Violin and Bass (Finale) video from Tessa Lark and Edgar Myer
Here's another classical musician with a passion for bluegrass. Tessa Lark is a professional violinist who made her professional debut at age 16 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has performed all over the world, and won honors including
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Somebody Loves Me from Rebekah Speer
Rebekah Speer (née Long) has released a single from her upcoming album of bluegrass Gospel music, a classic from the Speer Family. It's one from her in-laws, who started their career in Gospel music all the way back in the 1920s.
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Béla Fleck Throw Down Your Heart – free screening tonight online
If you've never watched Béla Fleck's 2008 documentary film, Throw Down Your Heart, there is an excellent opportunity tonight (December 11), when it being offered as a free live stream on both Facebook and YouTube. Not only is it offered in
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Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2 drops today
Surprise, surprise, surprise...! Sturgill Simpson has released the second volume of his classic cuts recorded grasswise with an all-star cast of Nashville super-pickers. Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2 – The Cowboy Arms Sessions, features another 12 tracks of Simpson originals, most of
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Nefesh Mountain to offer live Hanukkah concert online
Nefesh Mountain, the contemporary bluegrass band that bases its repertoire on both liturgical and original music rooted in their Jewish faith, has announced a live streaming concert this weekend. The show will be held on December 12 at 8:00 p.m. (EST),










