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Brides are told to include something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue in their wedding get-up. At the D.C. Bluegrass Union’s fourth annual festival in the Washington suburbs, it was something old, something new, something borrowed and everything bluegrass. The old – in terms of longevity, not physical age – was Larry Sparks. [...]
The deadline is coming up for entry in the DC Bluegrass Union's Mid-Atlantic Bluegrass Band competition, held during their 4th annual DC Bluegrass Festival. Bands who wish to compete must submit the application form, with a $50 registration fee, by February 8, 2013. The contest is open to any non-touring bluegrass groups, with regional and [...]
After a brief liaison with Rounder Records, the latest CD from Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, Road into Town, has been released by Patuxent Music, (PX CD-238). Paisley has an edge to his voice so hard that it cuts through nano-scale diamonds. He’s a throwback to the early days of bluegrass and he surrounds [...]
How about some uncompromisingly old school bluegrass for your Christmas week? Here's Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass belting out The Old Swinging Bridge recently at an after-show concert during the 2012 Pickathon festival in Portland, OR. [jwplayer config="bgt" mediaid="50228"] The video was shot by the folks with Live & Breathing, who post live [...]
Patuxent Music has put together a short video with studio footage and interview clips with Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass as they were recording their latest album. The video is set to the title track, The Road Into Town, a coal-mining-country song by Chris Stuart. Here's the video, starring the irrepressible Mr. Paisley. [jwplayer [...]
Patuxent is set to release The Road Into Town from Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass in late September or early October. This will be Danny's first release with his new label, and a debut single is expected soon as well. This project is said to include a mix of bluegrass and country songs, all performed [...]
Our good friend Katy Daley, morning host at WAMU's Bluegrass Country, shared a touching story that occurred over this past weekend at the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. It was the closing of a loop, one that began in 1972 when a fresh-faced, 13 year old Marty Stuart played his first festival with Lester Flatt. If [...]
Detour, Michigan's hottest bluegrass band, has been announced as the newest artist to be represented by Roe Entertainment. The group has made a big splash with their latest CD, A Better Place, whose opening track, Quarterline Road, has spent several weeks at or near the top of our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart since it was released last [...]
Here's a fun video from DelFest, with The Del McCoury Band sharing the stage with Danny Paisley and Béla Fleck. Check out their soaring version of Can't You Hear Me Calling. That's some mighty fine pickin' and singin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twD2YwCPXM8
Here is the final gallery of images from Frank Baker, shot on Sunday, the final day of last weekend's 2012 Spring Gettysburg Bluegrass festival. You can see the other three galleries here. Big thanks to Frank not only for shooting for us, but for sorting through and selecting all these pictures! This weekend, we have [...]
