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MightyCord Records has released a trio of videos from Larry Cordle where he discusses the first few tracks from his upcoming All Star Duets CD. In each, Larry talks about the genesis of the song, all ones he has written, and how he got it into

Orin Friesen (left) with Jimmy Martin and J.D. Crowe For some DJs, radio is a casual weekend hobby. For others, it's a career. For Midwest native Orin Friesen, who celebrates his fiftieth year in radio this month, it's been a lifelong

We caught up with Junior Sisk at IBMA earlier this month to talk about his latest Rebel release, Trouble Follows Me. He also shared some information about new members of his road band, Ramblers Choice, and what they have planned for

Nancy Cardwell, who oversaw the move of IBMA’s World of Bluegrass conference and festival from Nashville to Raleigh and was executive director as the organization returned to solid financial footing after multiple years of red ink, is being replaced. IBMA Chair

It’s well known that some folks have a pretty tight opinion on what can be classified as bluegrass music. If it has drums, it’s out. If it has resonator guitar, it’s out. If the band isn’t wearing suits and ties,

Larry Cordle has released his latest album, a superstar-packed volume of his original songs, to radio via Airply Direct. Entitled All Star Duets, it features Cord in duet arrangements with the country and bluegrass artists who made a dozen of his

Violet Hensley, who has entertained visitors at Silver Dollar City since 1967, has released an account of her 97 years on earth called Whittlin’ and Fiddlin’ My Own Way: The Violet Hensley Story. Written with Randall Franks, the book follows Violet from her

Missouri's Southern Raised has released a music video for Grandpa's Fiddle, one of the songs on their current Make A Difference album. This bluegrass Gospel group consists of four siblings: Lindsay Reith on bass, Sarah Reith on banjo, Emily Reith on

On Wednesday at the 2014 World of Bluegrass, we took the opportunity to chat with Jon Weisberger, Chair of the IBMA Board of Directors.  

Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass have released a music video for one of the songs to be included on their upcoming CD. But this one was shot live prior to the studio track being cut. As Chris tells us... "This is