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This past few years have seen a bluegrass variety show travel across the eastern US, billed as the Bluegrass All-Star Jam. Over the years it has hit dozens of cities, with a live concert featuring a bevy of top bluegrass artists performing together in a number of different groupings. Part of the appeal has been [...]
Like any good student, Bryan McDowell worked hard on his lessons before Monday’s big test. And like many of the best and brightest, as soon as it was over he lamented that he should have done better. “I studied hard, but maybe not adequately enough,” he said with a nervous smile a few minutes after [...]
On top of announcing a new band member yesterday, Claire Lynch also made audio available for a new song online. It's Heaven's Light, written with Steve Sheehan, which will be included on a Christmas project of hers in 2012. A lovely song, and a fine gift for her many fans in and around bluegrass music [...]
Claire Lynch has welcomed a new member into her group. Bryan McDowell has come aboard to play mandolin and fiddle, and help with the harmony singing. He steps in for Jason Thomas, who has been with Claire since 2007, and is taking a break from the road life to spend more time with his wife [...]
I don’t know. Maybe I’ve been watching too much of the Brian Greene PBS series The Fabric of the Cosmos lately. It’s fascinating—things blow up and there’s talk about black holes and eleven dimensions. What I’ve learned is that somewhere there’s a dimension where I have Russell Moore’s voice and he has mine, but I’m [...]
Noted bluegrass/Americana songwriter Louisa Branscomb is set to release her 9th album on April 26 for Compass Records. I’ll Take Love combines Lousia's compositions with some of the finest vocalists in bluegrass (Dale Ann Bradley, Claire Lynch, Steve Gulley, Josh Williams, John Cowan), in a perfect pairing of singers and songs. You can hear samples [...]
Claire Lynch escaped injury in a frightening auto accident last night that occurred just as she was nearing the end of a weekend's worth of touring with her band. I'll let her explained what happened. "I was alone and had just dropped Matt Wingate off before heading toward my own home. We had been out [...]
Mike Scott is known to most bluegrass fans as a banjo picker, having spent lengthy stints with Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Jim & Jesse and Ronnie Reno. But Scott is also a talented vocalist and songwriter with a number of solo albums to his credit. His latest is Take Me Lord and Use [...]
Th next two days offer a couple of great opportunities to hear live bluegrass on the radio. If you can be close to your computer during the day, you can catch sets from Hot Rize and Claire Lynch online. First up on Friday at noon (EDT), Claire will be featured on Blue Plate Special, airing [...]
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, who shares his experiences at the recent Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival. See his profile here. Start with a beautiful Texas October weekend. Add the beautiful Farmers Branch Historical Park location and mix in some of the top bluegrass talent around today. Put it all together and then offer [...]
