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Here's a video recently received by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. It came from one of their fans in Rome, Dodo Versino, who taught his mixed choir the band's arrangement of We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles And Trials, from their 2002 Singing On Streets Of Gold album. Dodo's message to the band was... "Hi boys, this [...]
This past weekend was the 29th annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. This is my third winter living in New England, but my first time attending the festival. There are many things that differentiate between festivals: the venue, the talent, the quality of the sound reproduction, the additional offerings other than the main stage, instructional opportunities, [...]
Russell Moore has announced the two newest members of IIIrd Tyme Out. Keith McKinnon is coming aboard on banjo, and Blake Johnson on bass. This was necessitated by the departures of both Steve Dilling and Edgar Loudermilk last month, both of whom had been long term members of the band. Dilling gave up the road owing to the [...]
Dave Adkins and Edgar Loudermilk both had pretty good gigs going when they chatted backstage at the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival earlier this year. They wrote a song together, then another, and a couple more after that. They sang and picked and it wasn’t long before they were calling each other “Old Buzzard.” Today, [...]
2014 will bring a very different look for Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. In addition to last week's announcement that banjo player Steve Dilling would be leaving at the end of this year, Moore has announced today that bass player Edgar Loudermilk will also be taking his leave. Loudermilk wants to take a stab [...]
Steve Dilling, who has spent the past 21 years playing banjo with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, told the band this past weekend that he wants to give up the road life, and handed in his notice. The band typically takes the time between Thanksgiving and New Years off, and Dilling will continue with [...]
This report from the 2013 Outer Banks Bluegrass festival comes from Carmen Evans, with photos from our own Woody Edwards. Well, you couldn't visit the Wright Brothers Memorial, fish out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, or park as expected at Fort Raleigh due to the government shutdown, but you could hear and see some of [...]
Among the bluegrass celebrities we caught up with last week in Raleigh were Russell Moore and Wayne Benson from IIIrd Tyme Out. We talked about Timeless Hits From The Past, Bluegrassed, their current album with Cracker Barrel, and how working with such a powerful market force as that has affected their careers. Wayne also shared [...]
Here's the first gallery of Milo Farineau's images from the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards.
The late night showcases have always been a staple of IBMA's World of Bluegrass Business Conference. This year, the late night showcases have gone through a bit of change. Under the name "Bluegrass Ramble," the showcases have been moved from the typical convention center and are taking place in various venues throughout Raleigh. This change [...]
