Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville in Nashville, TN was the location for a CD release party for Rural Rhythm recording artists Brand New Strings on Friday evening, March 23rd. Fiddler Preston Schmidt, who is employed at Margaritaville as a sound engineer, arranged
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Concert Window shows this weekend
We've posted previously about Concert Window, the Boston-based live concert streaming service that makes club and theater performances available worldwide via online video. The company was founded by a pair of Beantown musical entrepreneurs, with a passion for alternative entertainment and
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Clay Hess Band Steps Out
I had the pleasure to witness the debut public appearance of the Clay Hess Band, at the Pumpkin Park Music Hall in Milton, West Virginia on Friday night. Most bluegrass musicians and fans across the country were introduced to Clay
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Rob Ickes with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Catching up with reso-monster Rob Ickes this week, we learned that he has an upcoming show as the featured guest with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, a big band of the sort that was the basis for pop music in the 1930s and
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Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman 2012
The docket for this summer’s Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman was announced this week. This series is an annual celebration of bluegrass sponsored by Springer Mountain Farms. All shows start at 7:30 p.m. (CDT), and tickets are $26.50. Make sure you
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Photos from Pickin For A Cure
Mike Kelly sent along this set of photos from this past weekend's benefit concert for Phil Leadbetter in Knoxville, billed as Pickin For A Cure. As regular readers are aware, Phil - a bluegrass veteran of many years' standing - is
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Big night for the Queen
Rhonda Vincent tells us that she had a big time this past Saturday at the Itawamba Community College Benefit Concert in Fulton, MS, where she had the chance to complete a vocal trio with bluegrass legends Paul Williams and Doyle
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Podunk heads to a new home
Connecticut's popular Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival is moving from its location in East Hartford to new digs at Dodd Stadium in Norwich this for their 2012 event, scheduled for August 2-5. Like their longtime home in East Hartford, the new site is
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Keel and YMSB in Charlottesville
Milo Farineau captured these shots Sunday evening (2/26) when Larry Keel and Yonder Mountain String Band performed at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA.
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Dr. Ralph does Charlottesville
Milo Farineau was on hand Thursday night (2/23) when Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys played The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA.







