Music

  • Beachley & Scott in the studio

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    Good news for everyone eagerly awaiting a listen to the new Beachley & Scott band. The group was formed when Quicksilver alums Barry Scott and Darren Beachley joined forces late last year to create a new venture. Darren shared some news

  • Win a free track on New Cuts Of Bluegrass

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    New Cuts Of Bluegrass and Bluegrass Today are partnering to offer an opportunity for independent bands and artists to get their music out to radio. New Cuts offers a bluegrass radio service, delivering a CD full of new music to over

  • New Cordle CD this week

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    Larry Cordle's new CD, Pud Marcum’s Hangin’, was also released this week. It's his first record since 2007, including a collection of songs he has written or co-written. Most of them are ones that he put together since his last album,

  • Prowlers in Wolfersheim

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    Here's the ninth report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from banjo picker and founding member, Ben Wright. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from

  • Steve Martin – Rare Bird Alert

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    Steve Martin caught the music and media world unawares with his 2009 album, The Crow. It featured him on banjo, along with a bevy of country, folk and bluegrass icons on 15 new songs Martin had written. Martin also sang many

  • Bearfoot – new look and sound

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    I had the good fortune to hook-up with the members of Bearfoot on Friday when they performed here in Roanoke. The band let me crash their pre-sound check dinner for an interview, and I was able to catch the first

  • Henhouse Prowlers in Olen

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    Here's the eighth report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from bass player and founding member, Jon Goldfine. The guys have promised daily reports (with

  • Missy Raines – Ides of March

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    As a songwriter, I’ve been curious about the origins of a somber tune Missy Raines wrote called Ides of March since I first heard it in 2008. So with March 15 approaching, I decided to ask. Missy was a few weeks

  • The Speed Of Bluegrass

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    Your Essential Bluegrass Connection That's our motto; that's what we bring. It's also the name of a great new tune by Jim VanCleve, which we have adopted as our theme song. It will be available as a digital single on March