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Cup O'Joe performs at the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention - photo by Frank Baker As a veteran of many trips to the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention, I've learned that there is no way to do it all. There is

The Railsplitters, who hail from Boulder, CO, have a new album, Jump In, set to drop on November 10. They have graciously agreed to share a track with our readers in advance. The band was a hit at the recent IBMA

The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, formed by long time Gent Bill Yates while he was still living, has announced the imminent departure of reso-man Mark Clifton. Mark will be retiring at the end of 2017 and leaving the road and

Masontown was a small, mining community in the Colorado hills, destroyed  by an avalanche nearly 100 years ago. Now completely deserted, it's the name chosen by a young quartet of string musicians from Denver whose debut full-length album, In This

Ricky Ponder on guitar with Barbwire Bluegrass Ricky Ponder of Georgia's Barbwire Bluegrass has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment near his home in Manchester. The band had been an invited showcase artist at the 2014 World Of Bluegrass

Southern Belle Booking is now working with Richmond, VA's Commonwealth Bluegrass Band. There they join a number of other top bluegrass entertainers like Bobby Osborne, Hammertowne, Nu-Blu, The Churchmen, and several others. The band is headed by mandolinist Randy Cook and

The most recent upgrade to the Tunefox app not only offers significant improvements to the operation of the tablature offerings, but it is now also available for mandolin and guitar as well as banjo. Tunefox is available as a free download

The Infamous Stringdusters are continuing their tradition of dropping shorter, EP projects between their major studio albums with the planned late October release of Undercover 2, a second volume of rock and pop covers done 'Dusters style. These boys are true

Aubrey Holt, founding member and primary vocalist with The Boys From Indiana, passed away on October 5. He was 79 years of age and had been ill for some time. A beloved entertainer at bluegrass events, Holt also wrote a number

Kimble Blair, well-known Baltimore area fiddler passed away on May 29, 2017, following a series of heart attacks. He was 90 years old and he worked as a house painter by day.   Born in Harlan County, Kentucky, on October 14, 1926,