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I spoke last week with Tim Carter, who filled me in on a new project he recently completed with his brother Danny as The Carter Brothers. You might think of Tim and Danny as the black sheep cousins of The Carter Family, to whom they trace a direct relation. The Carter Brothers play a unique [...]
Sounds like big fun's a-brewin' this afternoon on WSM. At 3:00 p.m. (EDT), Jim VanCleve and Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart will welcome Sam Bush into the legendary WSM studio for this month's edition of That Just Happened with Mountain Heart. Jim tells us that the plan is to both have a nice chat with [...]
Here's a day 3 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She has promised us daily updates, with photos, from her position on the ground in Wilkesboro. So many stages... so many artists... so little time! With over 90 artists playing on 14 stages, how can one possibly see [...]
Florida banjo picker Scott Anderson has a new CD highlighting his very talented family. Oh... and some of the hottest pickers in bluegrass music! Tales From The Swamp has Scott out in front, primarily on banjo and lead vocals, on a set of his original songs and a selection from some of his favorite writers. [...]
"You mean that Tommy Shaw - the guy from Styx?" That was the most common reaction I got when telling folks about The Great Divide, Tommy Shaw's newly-released bluegrass CD. Likewise when I mentioned that I had a great interview with him a few weeks back. Depending on whether my interlocutor was from the rock [...]
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled for this Sunday, February 13 and Sam Bush is using the occasion of his nomination of Circles Around Me in the Best Bluegrass Album category as the basis for a fun Facebook promotion. Sam is offering a signed, handwritten lyric sheet from the title track for the person [...]
Thanks to the IBMA and Sam Bush for allowing us to post the audio of Sam's Keynote Address on the opening day of the 2010 World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville. Bush spoke on Monday, September 25 at the beginning of that evening's festivities - following a tasty plate of vittles and just prior to [...]
This post is a contribution from Russ Carson, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The attached pictures are from Monday at the 2010 IBMA conference. They include jamming throughout the hotel and convention center, Sam Bush's keynote speech, a few fun pictures from around the city, and showcases throughout the evening.
This post is a contribution from Tom Bibey, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. You can see his profile here. Sam Bush is “creating new circles,” but in his 2010 IBMA keynote speech it is clear he has all respect for all those who came before. Sam is a multi-award winning musician and legendary performer, [...]
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The bluegrass world has seen a lot of changes over these many years. One that would probably have been unthinkable to many of those in the 70's would be that Sam Bush, one of the leaders of [...]
