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Marty Raybon is set to release a single from his upcoming compilation release, Pick Of The Litter: A Collection of Fan Favorites. This will be all bluegrass/acoustic project combining selections from a number of Marty's previous releases, plus a couple of new songs, coming out on Raybon's Synchoro label. The single is Mountain Fever, one [...]
John Duffey to be inducted into Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame "The late, great John Duffey, who fronted the first important bluegrass crossover band, Seldom Scene, until his death in 1996, will become the 33rd member of the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame when he is inducted September 24 during the upcoming Uncle [...]
As many organizations begin to acknowledge the coming Bill Monroe centennial, Raven Records of Australia releases two landmark albums of music from the father of bluegrass music. Coupled together on one CD are Bill Monroe and Friends (released on LP in 1984) and Bill Monroe and Stars of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame (1985). Bill [...]
The name Ola Belle Reed may not be terribly familiar to younger fans of bluegrass and old time music - unless they are inclined to peruse liner notes and songwriter credits on their favorite recordings. Many of her songs have been covered by popular modern artists - Del McCoury (I've Endured, High On A Mountain), [...]
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2010 recipients of their National Heritage Fellowships, and they have once again chosen to honor artists who have made lasting contributions to bluegrass and traditional American string music. Both Del McCoury and Texas Shorty (Jim Chancellor) are on the 2010 list, and will be honored at [...]
Today, June 8, marks the official release of Dierks Bentley's much anticipated 'bluegrass album, Up On The Ridge. We have spoken of it several times here on Bluegrass Today, and Bentley has been making a full-on media push this past week, so chances are you may have heard about the CD, and even heard some [...]
Photographer Bill Merlavage was in attendance at DelFest this past Memorial Day weekend in Maryland, and would seem to have had his camera close at hand all four days. He tells us that it was a fantastic show this year. Bill captured the vibe of the weekend in a large gallery of photos posted on [...]
Del McCoury shares his remembrance of the genesis of the first bluegrass festival in 1967 while discussing how that experience led to his desire to host his own festival in this promotional video for DelFest, held over Memorial Day weekend in Maryland.
We've posted a few times already about country crooner Dierks Bentley, and his upcoming CD, Up On The Ridge. It is due on June 8 from Capitol Records, with an assist from Sugar Hill, and is being promoted as his salute to bluegrass and Americana music. Nashville grassers have been familiar with Bentley since he [...]
For all you Delheads out there, you know who you are, here's a recent interview with the man himself, Del McCoury, in the York Daily Record. York as in Pennsylvania. Del has won a great many awards during the course of his musical career, and he is being honored once again tomorrow in his home [...]
