After 7 years of offering 3 day multi-instrument bluegrass seminars, Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend is calling it quits. Jointly hosted since November of 2002 by mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore and our own John Lawless, RBW has fallen prey to the many
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Joe Booher joins NewFound Road
Joe Booher is the newest member of Ohio based NewFound Road. Joe, who plays mandolin, will be filling the vacancy left by the departure of founding member Rob Baker. Baker made the decision to leave the band, after nearly six
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Krauss on GAC rescheduled for 8/11-20
In June we told you about an upcoming special on GAC TV, featuring Alison Krauss performing songs from her latest Rounder CD, Hundred Miles Or More. In mid-July, we posted again to alert everyone that the initially announced air date
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Cool Mandolin Company: An American Tradition
Here's a new CD release that's worth mentioning. Cool Mandolin Company exists for the purpose of promoting the mandolin, especially to the younger generation. With that in mind, they have put together a CD of tracks from various artists, the
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David Davis interview online
Bluegrass mandolinist, singer and band leader David Davis was the subject of an interview this past weekend in the Seattle Times. He and his band, The Warrior River Boys, performed at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival on July 21, and spoke
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Steep Canyon Rangers video bio
The Steep Canyon Rangers have put together an 8 minute video bio to introduce themselves, and their upcoming Rebel release, Lovin' Pretty Women, to the YouTube audience. The video includes a live performance of the title track from the new
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Roger Brown, Berklee College President
Over the next few months, while college choices for rising high school seniors are forefront in the minds of many students and parents, we will present a series of interviews on Bluegrass Today with administrators/faculty members at colleges and universities
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New Old Crow music video
Old Crow Medicine Show has released a new music video for their song, I Hear Them All, from their 2006 CD, Big Iron World. The video was shot recently in the mid-city area of New Orleans by director Danny Clinch, and
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Music of Coal
Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields is a new two-CD box set released by the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth here in Virginia. The set contains 48 songs covering topics from coal mining history to union organization. The
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Ricky responds to IBMA remarks
Earlier this month, Ricky Skaggs was interviewed by The Daily Herald newspaper in central Utah. The topic of the piece by Alan Sculley was the recent recorded collaboration by Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby, and particularly a show they were
