Bluegrass At Large

  • Wilma Lee Cooper passes

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    It has been announced today that Wilma Lee Cooper died earlier this week. She was 90 years old. Her family says that she died at home on Tuesday, September 13, from natural causes. There will be no memorial or funeral service. Wilma

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #351

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Mustered Courage from Down Under

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    I have thought a lot (and written a bit) about the "bluegrass" music being created by young string players whose impressions of its boundaries are shaped by the growing jamgrass scene, and the popularity of such groups as Punch Brothers,

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #350

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #349

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • G2 update

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    In 2010, Swedish bluegrassers G2 spent several months in the US, touring aggressively during festival season in support of their latest album, Untapped Routes, and capping their visit with an appearance on the IBMA Awards show in Nashville. But this year,

  • Chris Pandolfi prepares for IBMA Keynote

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    Milo Farineau caught up with Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters, at Music On the Mountaintop on August 27th in Boone, NC. They spoke about Chris' upcoming role at this year's IBMA World Of Bluegrass. Milo: You’ve been invited to deliver

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #348

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Wade Mainer, RIP

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    We have learned that Wade Mainer passed away yesterday evening, September 12, after having been returned to his home in Flint, MI with hospice care after a brief hospitalization. We will post further details about Mainer's eventful life in short order.

  • I’m Going Back To Old Kentucky #347

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information