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Tonight (8/22) finds two venues in Music City offering special bluegrass shows. One will be available to anyone with an internet connection, while the other will be limited to folks lucky enough to be in town. At 7:00 p.m. (CDT), Music City Roots will broadcast a special program celebrating the recent Putumayo collection, simply titled Bluegrass. [...]
The photos accompanying this review of the first day at Red, White & Bluegrass were taken by Laura Tate Ridge. To say thousands braved day one of Red White & Bluegrass in Morganton, North Carolina is an understatement. While temperatures reached 105 degrees, fans searched for every square inch of shade. One festival-goer joked “it was [...]
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen made a stop at the studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country on May 3 to perform live on the Katy Daley Show. As has been their practice of late, cameras were set up to capture their set, and a video has been posted of one of the songs. It's an explosive [...]
Many students studying mechanical engineering may only be interested in the latest and greatest gadgets, but at least one undergraduate at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania isn’t. Having just released his first project entitled Searching for a Home on Patuxent Music, sophomore Ethan Hughes is all about music. While flexing his excellent dobro skills, sharpened [...]
The stage at this past weekend's Wintergrass festival in Tacoma, WA was the setting for the official announcement that Chris Luquette was the new, full-time guitarist with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. Solivan shared the news with us, emailing from the plane during his flight back to the east coast. "We are extremely happy to bring [...]
Hot picker Lincoln Meyers has moved on from Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen. Frank says 21-year-old Chris Luquette will handle guitar duties during the band’s two-week tour of Alaska that starts later in January. Chris is likely to be a short-term answer for Dirty Kitchen. He leads his own Seattle-based band, Northern Departure, and dabbles [...]
Frank Solivan has announced that Danny Booth has joined his band, Dirty Kitchen, on bass. Booth is a west-coaster, like Frank. Born and raised in Alaska, he spent time with the state's favorite sons and daughters, Bearfoot, as well as Kathy Kallick and 49 Special, a group he had formed. Most recently, Danny was working [...]
It’s hard to tell if attendees to the Wednesday morning showcase were there for the talent or for the free brunch. Whatever drew them, the crowd left fully satisfied. After all, what’s better than free food and bluegrass? Even while the buffet line was still crawling along, Rural Rhythm stars The Roys took the stage with the [...]
Here is yet another fine gallery of Frank Baker's photos taken at the Fall Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival last weekend. This one captures performances from Lonesome River Band and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. To see all of Frank's Gettysburg images, just follow this link. There are more still to come.
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen has posted a pair of videos shot by Todd Godbout during the band's performance at last weekend's Stars of the State concert in Falls Church, VA. The show was held as a celebration of the 10th Anniversary of WAMU's Bluegrass Country as a 24/7 dedicated bluegrass channel, broadcasting online. This [...]
