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Over this past weekend, the North Florida Bluegrass Association held elections to determine its leadership for the next year. The group has been together and promoting bluegrass in both north and central Florida, and southeast Georgia, for more than 30 years. Popular Florida entertainer and festival promoter, Ernie Evans, shared the names of their 2017 Board [...]
Though Sideline was originally formed as a side project for several prominent musicians during the winter bluegrass off-season, the group has become a full-fledged touring and recording act. There have been a few changes to the band’s lineup, but they’ve maintained a driving, traditional sound that has earned them a devoted fan base. Their third [...]
Russ Carson is a clever guy. Not only among the finest to strap a five-string banjo to his side, he's also an insightful photographer and a budding videographer, besides working full time with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. Recently Russ fulfilled a plan he's been hatching for several months, to document a full day on [...]
We had another bluegrass baby bounce into the world last week. Nathan Livers, mandolinist with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and his wife Steffani, welcomed their first son on November 17. Aden William Livers was born last Thursday at 10:20 p.m. He came in at 8 lbs, 9.6 oz, stretching out to 22 inches long. Aden is the [...]
I’ve been fortunate enough to take singing lessons from Dede Wyland at music camps in two different years. Both times, after absorbing as much as could in five days, I came home energized and excited, only to find a few weeks later that some of the exercises and tips had faded from my mind. I [...]
Ohio banjo player Jim Greer passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was 74 years old and he had been battling cancer. James Marvin ‘Jim’ Greer was born in West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, on September 3, 1942. He had a passion for music that began at [...]
Congratulations go out today to Duane Sparks, guitarist and vocalist with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, and MaKole Schaar who are celebrating the birth of a daughter yesterday. Camdyn Jean Sparks came in at 6 lbs, 6.5 oz, stretching out to 18 inches in length. She was born on November 17 at 12:44 p.m. Everyone is [...]
The banjo is arguably the core of bluegrass music. For many folks, it’s the key to whether or not a song or album can be considered bluegrass. I’ve heard many a traditionalist despair that it’s been all downhill since Manzanita. Fear not, fans of Scruggs style, for there are plenty of up-and-coming musicians ready to [...]
Pennsylvania's Mountain Ride has been getting some traction online with this live music video for their new song, Try, written by band guitarist/vocalist Eric Avey. It was shot at Hip Gypsy Emporium in Duffield, PA earlier this summer. When the band heads back into the studio early in 2017 to start work on their next album, this [...]
If you are the type who donates time and treasure to charitable causes, you know how habit-forming it can be. The feeling of satisfaction you get from assisting deserving and worthwhile endeavors is something that many folks cherish. Just so with Joe Mullins and his biannual bluegrass event, the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival. Each [...]
