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Here is some of the best bluegrass news we have been able to report in some time. Resonator guitarist Phil Leadbetter, affectionately known to friends and fans as "Uncle Phil," is back on the road after 18 months of ultimately successful treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The cancer which had been initially resistant to chemo and radiation [...]
Here's a second gallery of Frank Baker's fine photos from the 2012 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. One more still to come.
Here is another gallery from last weekend's Gettysburg Bluegrass festival. All photos by Frank Baker.
Pinecastle has released a new compilation project, Twenty Songs Of The South, which combines a score of previously-released tracks with a southern theme. It includes memorable numbers from The Osborne Brothers, The Country Gentlemen, Continental Divide, Josh Williams, Kristin Scott benson, Scott Vestal and several others. All were taken from Pinecastle's deep catalog of bluegrass [...]
It was Christmas in June last week for a bevy of Rural Rhythm artists in Pineville, KY. They had assembled at Pineville's Bell Theater for the filming of Christmas: The Mountain Way, set to air on BlueHighways TV later this year. On hand were Audie Blaylock, Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Cumberland River, Marty Raybon, [...]
John Bradley has been announced as the new bass player with Carolina Road. A 2010 graduate of Berea College with a dual music and political science major, John is the son of bluegrass legend Dale Ann Bradley, and has performed many times with her band. He joins current Carolina Road members Lorraine Jordan on mandolin, [...]
A 4 minute trailer has been released from The Porchlight Sessions, a new documentary film from Anna Schwaber that seeks to provide a more accurate glimpse into the culture of bluegrass music and bluegrass people than is common provided in the pop culture. The story is told primarily in an interview format, and Schwaber collected [...]
This past Tuesday, February 21, the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN, opened its doors to four of the most talented songwriters in bluegrass music. Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Kim Fox, and Larry Cordle were on hand for Bluegrass in the Bluebird, part of a new quarterly songwriter concert series at this Music City landmark. [...]
Say one thing about 2011: It was a terrific year for lovers of bluegrass music, both traditionalists and big tenters. In fact, there were so many top-notch albums issued last year that I had trouble figuring out my Top 10 favorites. I would have had the same problem with a Top 20, too, but the [...]
Well, 2011 has come to a close, and for bluegrass, it was exceptional year. We saw new releases from nearly everyone, and many were exceptional. It really is a great time to be a bluegrass fan. There are more albums coming out than ever before, and it is easier than ever to get bluegrass music [...]
