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The bluegrass world is just coming to terms with the loss of Steve Gulley earlier this year to an aggressive intestinal cancer. He passed on August 18, not even a month after receiving his diagnosis, many years too soon. Recently a

Steve Wilson is a pretty smart guy. He has a pair of bluegrass-related business, and he calls them both by the same name - Wilson Banjo Co. Anytime he is promoting one, the other gets mentioned at the same time.

The Infamous Stringdusters are the latest to board the 2020 Christmas train, with a new single out today from their upcoming album, Dust The Halls: An Acoustic Christmas Holiday! This marks the band's 10th studio recording, and their first with their

Turnberry Records has announced the signing of a two-record deal with North Carolina's Wood Family Tradition, and released a debut single today. The Woods exist to continue the musical style and music of their patriarch, famed NC banjo player and songwriter,

The folks at the Blueberry Bluegrass Festival in Alberta have come up with a wonderful way to share the music through the dark winter months ahead. They are holding a series of Thursday night workshops called 20 Workshops in 20 Weeks.

Normally at this time of year, west coast banjo player, educator, and promoter, Bill Evans, is finishing preparations for his annual California Banjo Extravaganza. This would involve a series of live shows in the Golden State, featuring a number of top

Mountain Fever Records has released their first entry in the 2020 bluegrass Christmas sweepstakes, with a new single from Pennsylvania's Colebrook Road. The guys have put together an acoustic treatment of Run Run Rudolph, Chuck Berry's whimsical holiday favorite from 1958.

Round Window Institute's Banjo Summit is going virtual this year, with all classes and workshops held online. Overseen by Jake Schepps, The Banjo Summit has a very specific focus. Their goal is to demonstrate new techniques to add color to traditional

The Murphy Method has released a second volume of Christmas songs for banjo, in time for five stringers to gear up for Christmas jams with some of their favorite holiday tunes. Casey's Custom Christmas Collection, Vol. 2, features Casey Henry, daughter

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