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The films to be screened during the debut IBMA Bluegrass Film Festival at the 2014 World of Bluegrass Convention have been announced. Eight different projects will be shown, including a pair of highlight films that were selected for special merit. All have been profiled here at Bluegrass Today and should be at least conceptually familiar [...]
The photos in this article were taken by Milo Farineau, and the report is from his son, Kirby. Only two seasons into its lifespan, Red Wing Roots Festival has already won the love, support, and excitement of the thousands of attendees who visited last weekend. The sophomore incarnation of the music fest put on by The [...]
Dark Shadow Recordings has released a second single from Becky Buller's upcoming album, 'Tween Earth And Sky. This one is a special tribute to Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. Serious Monroe fans know Southern Flavor as the title track of an album released in 1988, itself a mournful instrumental of the sort that he [...]
Thanks to Heidi Labensart and John Grubbs for these photos from last month's Old Settlers Music Festival in Driftwood, TX.
It's a sure sign you're getting old when when a band that was a touchstone of your youth celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Old & In The Way formed in 1973, with Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle, Peter Rowan on guitar and vocals, and John Kahn on bass. None [...]
Doc Watson Morning, D-18 Guitar Picking Kind of Day was written by Peter Rowan and Jerry Faires who, beginning the day after Doc Watson had passed away, collaborated on this sincere tribute to the great guitar player and singer. The song has seen significant radio play, strong YouTube repeat viewings of different performances, including one [...]
Peter Rowan's latest CD, The Old School, finds the 71 year old former Blue Grass Boy surrounded by both first generation bluegrass veterans, and some of today's most notable grassers. All but one of the 12 tracks here are Rowan originals, performed by Pete and his all star band. Compass Records has created a fun [...]
Here is Shannon Turner's final set of photos from RockyGrass 2013.
The fine folks with the Old Settler's Music Festival in Austin, Texas sent along this gallery of images from their 2013 event earlier this year. Photgraphers are Ron Baker and John Grubbs.
