2008 is shaping up to be a nice year for Randy Kohrs. He won a Grammy this year as a producer of Jim Lauderdale's latest bluegrass recording. In February he was a featured guest with cooking star Rachael Ray. His
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Social site for flatpickers
The folks at Flatpicking Guitar magazine has launched a new web site which they call The Flatpicking Guitar Network. It is designed like popular social networking sites (MySpace, Face Book) and allows users to post their own photos, news and videos
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Catch Doyle on BluegrassCountry
Short notice, but if you catch this piece in time, you can hear a Doyle Lawson interview this morning (5/29) on WAMU's BluegrassCountry.org. Doyle will join host Katy Daley on the phone at 9:00 a.m. to talk about his latest CD,
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May Is Bluegrass Music Month: 1988-2008
OK... so we're a little late, but we didn't want to let the month pass without a mention of this notable anniversary. The concept of May being Bluegrass Music Month is probably buried deep in the mind at the moment,
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Tyminski on CMT Pure
The live (in studio) performance by The Dan Tyminski Band on CMT's Studio 330 Up Close which we mentioned a few weeks back will be aired on CMT Pure starting later this week. The songs and interview clips from the show
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The Infamous Stringdusters: Episode 3
Here's the third installment of the video content we're bringing you as part of our Infamous Stringdusters promotion. The album The Infamous Stringdusters, will be released on June 10, 2008. See our original post for information about the pre-order special. This video
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Chris Thile in Fretboard Journal
The Summer 2008 issue of The Fretboard Journal is set to be mailed to subscribers next week, with a cover feature on Chris Thile. The piece is an interview, conducted by fellow mandolin trailblazer David Grisman, who graced the cover
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Del soundcheck on WJLA
Our friend Doug McKelway, who anchors the local news broadcasts for WJLA TV in Washington, DC, was invited to The Del McCoury Band's sound check yesterday prior to the start of DelFest in Cumberland, MD. Doug is also a fine banjo
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Dr. Ralph, on stage and in print
Earlier this week I happened to be talking to Jeanie Stanley, who reminded me that this holiday weekend she will be attending Dr. Ralph Stanley's 38th Annual Memorial Weekend Bluegrass Festival, which uncle Ralph holds every year in honor of
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Rhonda Vincent on A Prairie Home Companion
Rhonda Vincent will be a featured guest on this weekend's edition of A Prairie Home Companion, carried on over 500 public radio stations in the US. Ms. Vincent and her talented band, The Rage, will join host Garrison Keillor and
