Sebastian Schröder has released the third volume in his series of instructional books on 2 finger banjo, a pre-bluegrass style that has enjoyed a surge in popularity among serious students of American old time music of late. The first two books
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Papa Gene’s Blues drops for 40 Horse Mule
40 Horse Mule has released another single from their upcoming full-length project. The band is a collaboration between Nashville songwriter and banjo player, Bennie Boling, and Billy Troy, a multi-genre vocalist and producer in Omaha. Both have been in the industry
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Redon & Gomez – double banjo bluegrass from Europe
For anyone who believes that European bluegrass players are somehow second rate, or pale in comparison to how it's done in the US, here is a track that will set you straight. It is taken from a new album by
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Carolina Road Tour Report #5: True Grass show in Morgan Hill
Randy Graham, Carl Pagter, and Ben Greene in Morgan Hill, CA Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now on the west coast, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is one from
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Track Premiere and interview with Laurie Lewis on duets album
A Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter and phenomenal fiddler, Laurie Lewis has plied her craft in bluegrass circles for the better part of the past 40 years. At a time when it was rare to find women playing music of that
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All Of These Years from Steve Thomas, with Del McCoury
Bonfire Music Group has announced April 24 as the official release date for All of These Years, their upcoming project for Steve Thomas and the Time Machine. In conjunction with the announcement, Bonfire has released the title track as a single.
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Paul Harrigill of Flatt Lonesome joins Josh Turner
Last fall, the bluegrass world said farewell (for now) to Flatt Lonesome, a band who had burst onto the scene making a massive impact in just a few short years. We all knew it wouldn’t be long before we saw
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Carolina Road Tour Report #4: House concert in Acampo, CA
Junior Sisk with members of Carolina Road and The Southern Grass at the airport in Las Vegas Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast.
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Old Time Fiddle Tune Favorites from Tristan Scroggins
Popular Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has published a book containing 15 familiar jam tunes called Old Time Fiddle Tune Favorites. The book is just as the title describes. Tristan has selected a group of tunes that are very common in jam
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Tribulation single drops for Appalachian Road Show
Billy Blue Records has dropped a second single from Tribulation, their upcoming album with Appalachian Road Show. This exciting new group was the hit of the week at IBMA's World of Bluegrass convention last September, and has lit up every venue










