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Claire Lynch - 2010 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year
This post is a contribution from David Morris, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. Photos for this post are from Roy Swann. Anyone giving a close listen to Claire Lynch’s latest album, Whatcha Gonna Do, is sure to notice the fine guitar picking and masterful harmonies from Jim Hurst, and might [...]
WAMU's Bluegrass Country has a couple of special features on Wednesday (5/19) that may be of interest for those who can catch them online. In fact, these will serve as nice bookends to your online listening day. At 9:00 a.m. (EDT), Katy Daley will speak by phone with Claire Lynch about what's new in her [...]
Also in mailboxes this week is the May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, with a handsome photo of Don Rigsby on the cover. There is also an in-depth and very candid interview with Don on the inside. He discusses his intense focus on his recording, performing and producing career, the recent Lonesome River Band reunion, [...]
Claire Lynch has announced that Matt Wingate is her new guitar player. He steps into the void left when Claire's long-time guitar man Jim Hurst stepped aside, leaving young Mr. Wingate with some extra large shoes to fill. But based on his resume, and the fact that Lynch chose him after an exhaustive round of [...]
David McLaughlin sent along this poignant note in response to this morning's news that the necessary funds had been raised for him to purchase the new hearing aids that have restored much of his hearing. Multiple kudos to Claire Lynch who spearheaded the effort to make this happen. Hi, everyone. All of this concern over [...]
We just heard from Claire Lynch that her effort to raise $7,000 for a new hearing aid for former Johnson Mountain Boy David McLaughlin has succeeded. David lost his hearing quite suddenly back in late 2006 and has had to lay down his instruments as a result. When Claire discovered that David had found a [...]
Claire Lynch tells us that she has received over $5,300 is donations to defray the cost of David McLaughin's new hearing aid, well on the way to reaching the goal of $7,000. We reported last week on how David lost his hearing a few years back, and had largely submitted to his new status until [...]
Bluegrass mandolinists and long-time fans of traditional bluegrass music are well acquainted with David McLaughlin. He's been involved in several popular bands since he first started performing actively in the late 1970s, and has been responsible for clarifying how Monroe-based mandolin styles can be applied to more modern music. I first became aware of David [...]
Bluegrass mandolinists and long-time fans of traditional bluegrass music are well acquainted with David McLaughlin. He's been involved in several popular bands since he first started performing actively in the late 1970s, and has been responsible for clarifying how Monroe-based mandolin styles can be applied to more modern music. I first became aware of David [...]
