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Sam Bush headlined the main stage at FloydFest on Sunday, and did a workshop on the Virginia Folklife Porch immediately afterwards. I wanted to follow up on some buzz he has posted on his website wherein he exercises his new “rights” as a senior citizen by catching the senior shopper and senior movie days. DF: [...]
IBMA has announced that Laurie Lewis and Del McCoury will be the hosts of the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Awards show on September 27 in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The annual gala event features performances by the top artists in bluegrass music, along with the presentation of the industry's highest honors, chosen in a three-round ballot by [...]
David Grisman has released a new project featuring tracks he recorded with The Del McCoury Band in the 1990s. Del and Dawg - Hardcore Bluegrass in the Dawg House includes 16 tracks, 11 of which are previously unreleased. The album is offered as a digital download exclusively through Grisman's Acoustic Oasis site. These two iconic [...]
Video from last night's performance by Jerry Douglas on The Late Show with David Letterman is now available on the CBS web site. Jerry offered up a bluesy version of Leadbelly's On A Monday, with Del McCoury at his side singing harmony, just as he did on Douglas' upcoming album, Traveler. Letterman's colorful musical director [...]
Jerry Douglas will be promoting his upcoming CD, Traveler, with an appearance Wednesday night (6/13) on The Late Show with David Letterman. Douglas is in New York for a show this Friday at the BB King Blues Club in Manhattan. On The Late Show, Jerry will perform On A Monday from the album, with Luke Bulla on fiddle, Omar Hakim [...]
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's an overview of DelFest 2012 from Shannon Turner, along with another batch of photos from Milo Farineau. Shannon Wayne Turner is a 20-year veteran of the music business, working in TV, radio, Internet and print. She’s spent most of her time in country music, but of late her heart has returned to the bluegrass, [...]
Milo Farineau is busily uploading photos from DelFest 2012 this past weekend. We'll post them as they come in.
Alt-grass hero Keller Williams and the Travelin' McCourys have teamed up for a new album and a series of live shows this summer. Williams is well known to to grassers on the edge for his collaborations with such icons as String Cheese Incident and Yonder Mountain String Band, while the Travelin' McCourys are familiar to [...]
This week we are going to remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 79 years. Arguably the most significant man in American music, he has heavily influenced country, blues, folk, [...]
