Bluegrass At Large

  • Curly Seckler to NC Music Hall of Fame

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    After his appearance with Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne and J.D. Crowe at the IBMA’s FanFest on Saturday night (10/2), Curly Seckler has an appointment this Thursday (10/7) at the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building, Kannapolis, North Carolina, where he

  • I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky #5

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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 #3

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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

  • Huber introduces Truetone banjos

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    Grace Van't Hof made mention earlier this week of the new banjos being introduced by Huber Banjos at IBMA this week. Huber calls them the Truetone series, and they are models which feature his newly-developed components, the HR-30 tone ring

  • Marty Raybon update

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    Marty Raybon has sent along an update following his announcement last week that he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. "Dear friends, I am humbled at the thousand of emails, letters, and phone calls I have received  since last week on

  • IBMA 2010 coverage on Bluegrass Today

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    Bluegrass Today is providing ongoing coverage of the 2010 World Of Bluegrass, Awards Show and Fan Fest in Nashville (9/27-10/2). We have roving correspondents prying into every nook and cranny at the Nashville Convention Center, and photographers doing the same. They'll

  • Promoting bluegrass in Europe

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    This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Bluegrass, apparently, isn't quite as popular in Europe as we all believe. At least according to Rainer Zellner, promoter, and Hansjoerg Malonek, cultural

  • Rual Yarbrough passes

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    We are saddened to learn that banjo player Rual Yarbrough has passed away at 81 years of age. He had been ill of late, following a heart bypass a few years back, and passed away quietly at home Monday evening

  • Banjo raffle for Al Osteen

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    Al Osteen is a familiar face in South Carolina bluegrass circles. He has played banjo with popular regional groups since he was 17 years old, notably as an original member of Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Boys, plus time

  • Peavey to resurrect CA Guitars?

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    We posted this past spring about CA Guitars closing up shop and going out of business, news that was most unwelcome to the small but exceedingly loyal band of CA aficionados out there. Their instruments were built with a carbon fiber