40 Horse Mule has released another single from their upcoming full-length project. The band is a collaboration between Nashville songwriter and banjo player, Bennie Boling, and Billy Troy, a multi-genre vocalist and producer in Omaha. Both have been in the industry
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Farm and Fun Time to be televised on Blue Ridge PBS
Back in the early days of bluegrass, before that name even became associated with the music, the Farm and Fun Time show on WCYB radio in Bristol, VA was a regular stop for those performers that launched the style. Flatt
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Redon & Gomez – double banjo bluegrass from Europe
For anyone who believes that European bluegrass players are somehow second rate, or pale in comparison to how it's done in the US, here is a track that will set you straight. It is taken from a new album by
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When Charlie Dreams video from Branded Bluegrass
Back in January we premiered the current single from Branded Bluegrass, When Charlie Dreams. It's a true story about a true life cowboy, written by David Stewart and Brice Long. Now the guys have a music video to go along with the
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Carolina Road Tour Report #5: True Grass show in Morgan Hill
Randy Graham, Carl Pagter, and Ben Greene in Morgan Hill, CA Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now on the west coast, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is one from
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My Grass Is Blue to bring Kristy Cox to Europe in May
My Grass Is Blue is an organization run by the Byrne family, dedicated to fostering the appreciation of bluegrass music in their native Ireland. David Byrne, patriarch, has been a fan of the music since his teen years, and has successfully
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John Lawless interview on Bluegrass Stories
John Lawless of Bluegrass Today - hey that's me! - is the guest this week on Bluegrass Stories, the spoken word podcast hosted by Katy Daley and Howard Parker. We talk about the genesis of Bluegrass Today, formulated over many
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IBMA congratulates the 2020 Leadership Bluegrass class
Last week, while much of Nashville was reeling from an early morning tornado, the International Bluegrass Music Association welcomed their 21st class to Leadership Bluegrass. This annual event includes several days of sessions for the class, which IBMA describes as
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All Of These Years from Steve Thomas, with Del McCoury
Bonfire Music Group has announced April 24 as the official release date for All of These Years, their upcoming project for Steve Thomas and the Time Machine. In conjunction with the announcement, Bonfire has released the title track as a single.
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Old Time Fiddle Tune Favorites from Tristan Scroggins
Popular Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has published a book containing 15 familiar jam tunes called Old Time Fiddle Tune Favorites. The book is just as the title describes. Tristan has selected a group of tunes that are very common in jam










