Bluegrass At Large

  • Rhonda and the Chiefs

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    Mountain Heart weren't the only bluegrass stars to be featured at major sporting events yesterday. Rhonda Vincent had also been invited to sing the National Anthem prior to the kickoff of Sunday's NFL contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and

  • Casey Driessen fiddle hunt, part 2

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    A lot of folks enjoyed Casey Driessen's 5-string fiddle hunt video, where he and Luke Bulla traveled to Scottsburg, IN to the shop of John Silakowski. John built Casey's existing fiddle, and the trip was made so that he could

  • IBMA 2009 attendance figures

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    IBMA has released preliminary numbers from this year's World Of Bluegrass and Fan Fest, held in Nashville September 28-October 3. As most people in the industry had expected, the economic downturn seems to have taken a toll on attendance, though perhaps

  • Ashby Abroad, part 3

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    Once again, Special C mandolinist Ashby Frank will be sharing his impressions of the band's European tour with the readers of Bluegrass Today. They will be on the continent through October 25, with shows in Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Czech

  • December bluegrass package tour in Germany

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    Bluegrass Jamboree is the name attached to a two-week road show in Germany set for December. Headlining is Steep Canyon Rangers, who will be fresh off their US tour with Steve Martin, and hawking their newly-released CD, Deep In The Shade.

  • Allen Shelton update

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    Thanks to Fred Robbins, who has shared a couple of recent communications about Allen Shelton's condition. As we noted last week, Allen has been diagnosed with leukemia and is hospitalized in Nashville, where is unable to receive visitors due to

  • IBMA 2009 attendance figures

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    IBMA has released preliminary numbers from this year's World Of Bluegrass and Fan Fest, held in Nashville September 28-October 3. As most people in the industry had expected, the economic downturn seems to have taken a toll on attendance, though perhaps

  • Ashby abroad, part 2

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    Once again, Special C mandolinist Ashby Frank will be sharing his impressions of the band's European tour with the readers of Bluegrass Today. They will be on the continent through October 25, with shows yet in Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and

  • Stolen mandolins in New Mexico

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    Here is another stolen instrument alert, from Bob Gray who lives near Albuquerque, NM. His home was burglarized last week (10/14) and two very valuable mandolins were taken. Bob offers detailed descriptions of the two instruments: Monteleone Grand Artist No. 63, heavy