Forty-four years after he invited some friends over to play music in his Bethesda, MD, basement, Ben Eldridge is on a roll. Last fall, he and other original members of the Seldom Scene were inducted into IBMA’s bluegrass hall of fame.
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IBMA Showcase application deadline this week
The good folks at the International Bluegrass Music Association asked us to remind everyone that this Saturday is the deadline to get your application in for an official showcase spot during the Bluegrass Ramble at the 2015 World of Bluegrass
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Waldo Otto visits eTown
Bruised feelings would seem to be the norm within the Hot Rize family since the announcement that Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers would be performing at the 2015 RockyGrass festival without the Rizers, as you can see in this newly-released
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Jenni Lyn Gardner & The Palmetto Bluegrass Band
Jenni Lyn Gardner has had a big month this February. As a member of Della Mae, she played her first band show of 2015 at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival near Boston, with their new bass player. That same weekend was
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Bluegrass in Baltimore – The Hard Drivin’ Sound and Its Legacy
The area including Baltimore, Washington DC and surrounding region, Maryland and northern Virginia, is noted for a power-packed style of bluegrass music, notably in the 1940s and 1950s, although it is often the style of choice even today. During that era
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Behind The Mic with Larry Roberts
It’s hard to keep a good man down in bluegrass music (although we all do like to be lonesome now and then), and radio broadcaster Larry Roberts is a prime example of that. Roberts has been a DJ for almost
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New EP from The Cubero Brothers
The Cubero Brothers (Los Hermanos Cuberos), Spain's top bluegrass hybrid brother duet team, has released a new EP of their distinctive music, blending Castilian folk music with our beloved bluegrass. A burrasca perdida contains 4 tracks, 2 traditional Spanish songs, and two
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Broken Heart Mended from Hammertowne
Mountain Fever Records has released a single from Hammertowne's upcoming album to bluegrass radio. Broken Heart Mended is a new song from band banjoist Brent Pack, relying heavily on his driving banjo, who turns in his best Crowe/Stewart impression on the kickoff. Pack is joined by Scott
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House Together video from Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
If you haven't heard Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys in a while, you might be surprised by their new look and sound. Their forward-looking bluegrass sound is sliding more towards Americana. Gone is the banjo, except when Lindsay Rilko grabs one
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Bluegrass Roundup – world’s first online bluegrass festival
What would you be willing to pay for 9 straight nights of live bluegrass, cybercast right into your home? Well it doesn't much matter, as the folks at Concert Window who have scheduled Bluegrass Roundup, their first ever multi-day bluegrass festival online, will










