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Recently we discussed bluegrass urban legends, but it has since come to my attention that we have a lot bigger things to worry about, and no, I’m not talking about the worrisome deflation of banjo strap prices due to cheap imported straps flooding the market. We now have to guard ourselves against actual bluegrass scams. [...]
Charlie Sizemore has cancelled all the remaining dates on his 2013 schedule to deal with ongoing health concerns. He prefers to retain his privacy in this matter, and does not wish to provide details. We certainly hope that some rest will assist in a speedy recovery, and we'll see him back on the circuit next [...]
More great photos from Frank Baker. Here are images he shot during Friday's shows at the Gettysburg Bluegrass festival last week.
Keith Lawrence, the esteemed journalist at the Owensboro Messenger-Enquirer, has been writing about bluegrass music for the newspaper since 1985. Additionally, he has a blog, Bluegrass Notes, which he has been writing since 1991. Earlier this month Lawrence published his Ten Best Albums of 2011. They are, as follows ….. 10. NewFound Road Live At The [...]
The newest member of The Charlie Sizemore Band was announced this morning. Paul Kramer will be with the group on fiddle, and will also offer his vocal and songwriting skills to Sizemore's show. Paul got his start as a member of Special Consensus, and since moving to Nashville in 1988, has worked with a string of [...]
There's bluegrass a'plenty on this weekend's edition on Mountain Stage, airing on dozens of NPR affiliates across the US. Nashville bad boys Mountain Heart will be featured, as well as Michigan's Greensky Bluegrass and the singing bluegrass attorney, Charlie Sizemore - who is sure to perform his current hit, No Lawyers In Heaven. Jim Van [...]
We have lauded several times the efforts of Rebel and County Records in getting their deep back catalog into digital distribution. They have been recording bluegrass and old time music since the early 1960s, and have several hundred titles between them, many of them classics. Two more will be available from online MP3 audio resellers [...]
After serving an apprenticeship as a bluegrass sideman, vocalist and resonator guitarist Glenn Gibson has stepped out front on his debut album, When Times Are Hard. Gibson has been a member of both Dale Ann Bradley and Marty Raybon's touring bands, and has appeared on both of their recent recordings. He also worked with Karl [...]
Rounder has announced a February 15 release date for Heartache Looking For A Home, the first new album from Charlie Sizemore since 2007. In something of a departure for this former Clinch Mountain Boy turned private attorney, none of the 14 tracks involve him as songwriter. But there is still a self-referential vibe, without which [...]
From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information will include births and deaths; recording sessions; single, LP and CD release dates; and other [...]
