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20 Questions with Katy Daley is a new, ongoing feature here at Bluegrass Today. The column may be new, but you all know the contributor, Katy Daley, a familiar voice from the Katy Daley Show each weekday morning at WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. As the situation allows, Katy will conduct interviews with bluegrass artists and personalities, bringing her [...]
The Kathy Kallick Band has released a music video for the title track of their current album, Foxhounds. The song is one of Kathy's filled with allusions to the Father of Bluegrass, with that old time bluegrass sound we all love so well. The video was produced by Kallick Band banjo picker Greg Booth, and [...]
Foxhounds is the name of the latest album from the Kathy Kallick Band, set for release today. They have graciously offered to share the title track with our readers, a song Kathy wrote about a cherished memory of Bill Monroe. Some years ago she spent an evening with the man on his front porch, while they sat quietly [...]
Hard-core bluegrass duo Vern Williams and Ray Park, from Arkansas, were a tremendous influence on bluegrass music in California. Ever since meeting in 1959 they brought the sounds of the Ozarks to the west coast playing concert and dance halls, radio and television. They played in a raw, authentic style that was new to the [...]
Story songs have a long history in bluegrass and other forms of traditional music. From murder ballads to train songs, from lost love to the Civil War, bluegrassers love to tell and hear a good story. On Kathy Kallick’s latest release, Cut to the Chase, she presents listeners with thirteen story songs, all from her [...]
Alaskan reso-wizard Greg Booth has created a tradition of recording and distributing a dobro version of a Christmas classic each year. For 2013, it's Sleigh Ride, written by Leroy Anderson and popularized by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, with Amanda Kerr on fiddle and Danny Booth on bass. Danny plays with Greg as a member [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the writers invited to showcase new songs during the 2013 World of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh, NC this September. Participants for this annual event are chosen from among entires submitted to the organization each Spring, as judged by a volunteer jury of writers. Criteria for judging are: Representation of [...]
This is the fourth in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today we join Kathy Kallick, a leading light in the traditional brand of west coast bluegrass since co-founding the [...]
A frequently discussed issue in the world of bluegrass is the lack of women who have made their mark on the genre over the years. While such award winners as Kristen Scott Benson, Dale Ann Bradley, and Rhonda Vincent have all proven their talents time and time again, and projects like the Daughters of Bluegrass [...]
Here's another new feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This week we hear from Peter Thompson, host of Bluegrass Signal on KALW. The five I've chosen are all from the wonderful world of bluegrass, although I can imagine a collection that also includes favorites from African-American Gospel. Wings [...]
