Bluegrass At Large

  • Another honor for Flatt & Scruggs

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    Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs were honored last night as they were inducted into Nashville Songwriters Association International's Hall Of Fame at their 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. Marty Stuart inducted Flatt & Scruggs, recalling how he

  • Longest Running Bluegrass Radio Show

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    I don't know if this is the longest. but I'll start the ball rolling. "The Bluegrass Jam Session" on WYEP-FM Pittsburgh PA, will celebrate thirty years in February 2008. The show is currently hosted by Bruce Mountjoy and is WYEP's

  • Sit on a fiddle

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    The Idaho Falls Arts Council has an ongoing program called Art You Can Sit On. The program commissions local artisans to create benches that are art forms. These benches are created out of a variety of materials and are placed

  • Ron Stewart and The Dan Tyminski Band

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    We posted last week from IBMA about the imminent debut of The Dan Tyminski Band in 2008. The band will feature Dan on guitar and vocals, along with Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales on bass, Justin Moses on fiddle

  • Bluegrass Bands needed for The Haunted Cave

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    Hi!  My name is Jennifer Johnsey and I am a volunteer with Cherokee Caverns.  Our 19th Annual Haunted Cave fundraiser kicks off on 10/19. We are in need of some bluegrass bands that would be willing to play for free.  This

  • Re – Drums

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    I agree completely with the post about drums. Bluegrass has the mando chop, that's all the percussion we need. They weren't appropriate when Jimmy Martin , The Osborne Brothers or Jim and Jesse used them. They are no more

  • Red Shipley remembered

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    Thanks to Richard F. Thompson for putting together this lovely remembrance of Red Shipley. Robert Grant 'Red' Shipley: September 4, 1937 - October 6, 2007 Legendary radio personality Red Shipley passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, October 6, due to

  • Pickin’ in the Park, Moncks Corner, SC – Review

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    I've posted my review of the one day festival held at Moncks Corner, SC on Saturday. It was a delightful day featuring youth with Chip Chipman's Bluegrass Academy and experience as Grasstowne headlined the event. - Ted http://www.tedlehmann.blogspot.com

  • Drums!

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    This is my first entry to the blog and I hope you'll forgive me if I don't do this correctly. My wife and I just returned from the IBMA's and had a wonderful time as usual. This year was particularly