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Bluegrass At Large
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Music Shed opens wholesale division
The market giveth, and the market taketh away... We commented last week on somber news about CD sales at the wholesale level, mentioning the recent demise of long-time bluegrass and old time wholesale distributor, The Record Depot. Their closing has had
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Bobby Osborne sued for causing hearing damage
Wichita Rutherford is reporting this morning on the latest lawsuit to involve a bluegrass celebrity. Bobby Osborne has reportedly been sued for $16 million, in a suit claiming he caused irreparable hearing damage to a listener's ears, when hitting the high
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Skaggs Place
Hi, I wanted to comment on the radio show called Skaggs Place.. I love Ricky Skaggs bluegrass music and appreciate that he has an entire week to honor bluegrass founders, but I think today he should have picked the Bluegrass
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Warner Music pushing music tax?
The tech and finance sites are abuzz with news/discussion about Warner Music Group's having hired industry consultant Jim Griffin to promote his plan to force internet service providers to charge a fee to all internet users for music rights. The
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Country Gazette Magazine ceasing publication
Dutch country and bluegrass periodical, Country Gazette, is scheduled to publish it's last issue next month. The magazine has been in publication for 35 years, covering all things country and bluegrass in Northern Europe. On April 26, 2008, the May/June
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Carrivick Sisters in the box
We posted last month about British bluegrass twins The Carrivick Sisters competing on the Upstaged program on BBC TV. The show is a talent competition and Laura and Charlotte were selected to compete in the finals after their initial appearances. The
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A New Release from The Biscuit Burners
With a packed international tour schedule that has brought them to Merlefest, Rockygrass, Bonaroo, and Mountain Stage, The Biscuit Burners have established themselves as one of the most exciting and entertaining acoustic bands today. The band's latest release, Take
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Welcome Kylie Grace Chapman
Here's an item that will be of interest to fans and friends of The Chapmans. We just received word that John and Vickie Chapman are celebrating the birth of their daughter, Kylie, but not without some complications. She had to be
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Gibson announces commemorative Scruggs banjo
Gibson is debuting a new, limited edition banjo model this year, marking the 5oth anniversary of the original release of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' classic recording, Foggy Mountain Jamboree. Though they had been releasing singles on a regular basis
