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Daniel Mullins and his new toy at MerleFest
Sierra Hull at MerleFest 2024 - photo © Daniel Mullins If you know Daniel Mullins - son of Joe, midday host on Real Roots Radio, noted bluegrass writer, host of the Walls of Time podcast, and producer of the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival - you know that he loves his gadgets.
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Tim Raybon asks us to remember with Arlington
Tim Raybon is getting a head start on Memorial Day this year, treating May as Memorial Month, with a timely remake of a Trace Adkins album cut in tribute to our fallen service members. Pinecastle Records won't release the single for Arlington until May 20, but Tim asked us if we
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The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf
Slovak banjoist Richard Ciferský, founder of innovative music accessory company Banjolit and banjo man with Bill Faster in the Slovak Republic, has released a unique and interesting project called The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf, which combines an audio CD with new, original bluegrass songs, with a children's book he
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Johnny & the Yooahoos win IBMA International Band Performance Grant
German grassers Johnny & the Yooahoos have been selected as the recipients of the 2024 IBMA International Band Performance Grant, with provides financial assistance to an especially worthy non-US bluegrass act to allow them to travel to the States to showcase at World of Bluegrass. This program was launched in 2022
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Even more images from MerleFest 2024
Jerry Douglas with The Earls of Leicester at MerleFest 2024 - photo © Bryce LaFoon Here is another gallery of photos taken by Bryce LaFoon at MerleFest last weekend. He was there the whole time, and we have more of his images to share even still.
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Knee Deep in Love from Fast Track
Engelhardt Music Group has a new single for Fast Track, who are rapidly becoming a favorite for fans of traditional bluegrass all across the country. Experienced sidemen all, the band was formed as Cardinal Tradition to accompany David Parmley prior to his most recent retirement, since rescinded. When David stopped
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Stacja Folk from Poland
When a band takes its name from a generalized genre, it would seem to reflect both confidence and credibility. Given the accolades accrued by Stacja...
My Memories of John Hartford by Bob Carlin
University Press of Mississippi has announced the release of a new book by old time banjo master Bob Carlin, entitled My Memories of John Hartford. It's...
A Man Who’s Never Plowed drops for Retro 78
South Carolina's Retro 78 has announced a new single this month, one written by fellow Palmetto State grasser Trey Ward, called A Man Who's Never...
Stuck – Fast Lane
The story behind the making of Stuck, by Kentucky-based Fast Lane, is an interesting one. The group began recording this album in 2011. During that process the...
Sierra Ferrell in Milwaukee
Sierra Ferrell at The Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI - photo © Anthony Verkuilen Anthony Verkuilen caught up with Sierra Ferrell over the weekend when she...
From The Side of the Road… it’s time for Bluegrass Haiku!
There's a tradition here of publishing at least one bluegrass haiku column per year. I've usually taken presidential election years off because even short-form poetry...
