Tom Adams, celebrated former banjo player with The Johnson Mountain Boys, Blue Highway and others, has announced his plans to set the banjo down, and perhaps focus on guitar instead. He has been suffering from focal dystonia for the past
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Lester & Earl Nominated for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Nashville Songwriters Association International has announced its 2007 nominees for induction into its Hall of Fame. The list is divided into two categories, songwriter and songwriter/artist. The songwriter category is for persons who do not have a career as an
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Krauss-Plant samples at Rounder.com
Rounder has posted audio samples online from their upcoming Robert Plant/Alison Krauss release, due October 23. Bluegrass purists may argue that information about this CD has no place on Bluegrass Today, as there is little - if any - bluegrass
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Audie Blaylock & Redline
When we reported over the weekend that Audie Blaylock had left Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Audie had not made a statement regarding his future plans. It turns out that he is reassembling his band, Redline, and is now accepting dates for
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Four Days Of Infamy – Infamous Stringdusters
As promised, here is the full 30 minute documentary on The Infamous Stringdusters, Four Days Of Infamy. It was created by Nashville filmmaker Craig Havighurst of String Theory Media, and shot during a four day Colorado tour he took with the
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Jim Hurst: A Box Of Chocolates
Jim Hurst is a great bluegrass guitar player, as attested by his multiple wins at IBMA, but he's also very gifted in other styles of music. On his latest CD, A Box Of Chocolates, you get a little taste of
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Mare Winningham sings at AR bluegrass fest
Here's a follow-up to a post from this past June, about movie and television actress Mare Winningham having released a spiritual CD of folk and bluegrass tinged music, but framed by her perspective as a recent convert to Judaism. The CD
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The Isaacs add Troy Engle
Troy Engle has joined The Isaacs, playing both guitar and banjo, replacing Kevin Haynie who recently left the band. He had previously been a member of The Mark Newton band, and worked with Buddy Jewell and Patty Loveless. The Isaacs report
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Audie Blaylock departs Flamekeeper
The unwieldy band name "Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock" has become a bit less of a tongue twister for emcees everywhere. Michael announced yesterday (8/25) that Audie has left the group, and that singer/guitarist/songwriter Todd Rakestraw will step
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Stringdusters video on Bluegrass Today
We posted back in May when a live, in-studio performance by The Infamous Stringdusters showed up on YouTube. The clip was of them at KSUT in Durango, CO, and was part of a mini-documentary of the band then still being
