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Rhonda Vincent has today released a new single to radio, her bluegrass version of the Merle Haggard classic, Mama Tried. Like so many country and bluegrass artists, Rhonda had been a lifelong Haggard fan, and had the opportunity to meet and open a show for him just last year. As her personal tribute to the recently departed [...]
Last Tuesday at Nashville's Station Inn, Music City's favorite traditional country band, 45 RPM, did a show with Rhonda Vincent as featured guest vocalist. It turns out that a lot of bluegrass artists and personalities are fans of the old school country, but I think we all already knew that. Rhonda grabbed some photos with some [...]
The Bluegrass Island Festival on North Carolina's Outer Banks may be the fastest growing event in bluegrass. Just a few years out from their 2013 debut as the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, the Hemilright family of Manteo has continued to operate their main festival in late summer, and expanded to include a big Christmas bluegrass fest, [...]
The 12th February Palatka Bluegrass festival opened Thursday at the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch. Florida band Penny Creek opened the show. Greg Cahill brought Special Consensus to the stage. Special C is in its 41st year of touring and always brings top notch music to a show. Feller and Hill gave the audience their blend of traditional bluegrass [...]
We know that many of our readers are regular viewers of Reno's Old Time Music on RFD-TV. Each Saturday evening Ronnie Reno plays and sings the music he grew up on with his dad, Don Reno, and the classic songs of bluegrass and country music. During January the show is featuring a special set of programs [...]
After 15 years proudly representing Martha White, Rhonda Vincent has rewrapped her official tour bus, The Bluegrass Express, with new graphics. Vincent says that she is nothing but grateful for the long-running relationship with Martha White, whose support of bluegrass goes back to the days of Flatt & Scruggs and their classic Martha White theme song. [...]
Nashville's Music City Roots is given over tonight to a 70th birthday celebration and pickin' party for John McEuen. It appears to be a big time planned to help celebrate the banjo picker and multi-instrumentalist who has spent 50 years of his life as a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. John will be [...]
This past weekend Rhonda Vincent pulled off one of the most difficult feats in modern American life: a successful surprise birthday party for her banjo player, Aaron McDaris. The party was held on December 5 at Nashville's Music City Bar & Grill, co-hosted by Aaron's wife, Amy. Traditional country music was provided by the Music City Playboys, [...]
Saturday at SOIMF - to regulars, and the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival to everyone else - kicked off with a breakfast for the members of the Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers Fan Club. Kenny Smith, Buddy Robertson, and Michael Stockman conducted a guitar and dobro workshop prior to the start of the day’s [...]
Well, I guess it's time to have a look at some of the special Christmas offerings available this year. Chris Jones got things started this week by pulling back the curtain on how holiday recordings are made. So we will try to make note of the many Christmas releases in the bluegrass world over the [...]
