Congratulations Rhonda, for speaking up for what you believe to be right for the industry and not following those who are afraid to say what they believe. Your comment that you had found others who felt like you did within the
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Big Country Bluegrass on the road this weekend!
Hi folks! I just wanted to let you know that Big Country Bluegrass is bringing their "no apologies" traditional bluegrass style to Kentucky and Ohio this weekend (3/9-10)! On Friday night (3/9), we will be at CR Wilson's "The Music Place" in
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Bluegrass videos advance in CMT competition
We posted last month with news about a number of bluegrass, or bluegrass-related videos that were selected to compete in CMT.com's Music City Madness online video contest. The first round of voting has concluded, and two of the four we mentioned
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Orrin Star – 30 years on the road
Orrin Star notes on his web site that 2007 marks his 30th year traveling the road as a professional acoustic musician. During that time, he has performed on both mandolin and guitar, in a variety of duos and groups, and
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Flamekeeper to Canada in April
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock have a 10 day Canadian tour in the works for next month. Their first show is on April 20 in Ontario, where they will spend the largest part of their time in Canada. All
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Bill Yates’ Country Gentlemen Tribute
You can hear Bill Yates talk about his new CD release: "Country Gentlemen Tribute" on www.bluegrasscountry.org beginning today. Check that website for the schedule times of airing this week. Bill has assembled a group that sound remarkably
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Bluegrass piece on DC local news
Doug McElway is a popular television news anchor on WJLA, the ABC affiliate station in Washington, DC. He is also an accomplished bluegrass banjo player, a dedicated husband and father - and a daily reader of Bluegrass Today. This past Tuesday
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Hands of Music
We recently told you about The Bluegrass Painter and his work in and around bluegrass music. I liked the idea of artists who represent the music in their work and thought I'd share with you another wonderful artist in the
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The Duhks in ATT blue room
The Duhks recently recorded a live set, complete with interviews, for AT&T blue room. Click on their photo on the blue room front page, or look in the Live Performances tab, upper left. They perform Out Of The Rain, Down To
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Classic Mandolin Solos from Mel Bay
Mel Bay has released Classic Bluegrass Solos for Mandolin, a collection of 22 transcriptions by Todd Collins. The thrust of this collection is the mandolin playing of Bill Monroe. The book contains a mix of kickoffs, turnarounds and solos from some
