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Sunday | The Cincinnati Enquirer

Bluegrass jam band Yonder Mountain at Coney

Over the past decade, the music business has seen the rise and fall of everything from teen pop to electronica and retro soul.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Medford Mail Tribune

Jackstraw at Stillwater

With 10 years of performances at roadhouses, clubs and festivals around the country under its belt, bluegrass band Jackstraw is a Northwest mainstay.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, Hot Rize

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Washington Times-Herald

'Pay it forward'

The world's fastest banjo player may also be one of the most generous. Johnny Butten, credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's fastest banjo player, performed recently in Bean Blossom, Ind., at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass

Palisadian Post Shopper

O Palisadian, Where Art Thou?

In 1968, a young Texas-born musician named David Holt took his banjo and traveled to the heart of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Crime Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, David Holt, Grammy Awards, Earl Scruggs, Country, Bluegrass, Grandpa Jones

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Cybergrass

David Davis and The Warrior River Boys: an Alabama Family Tradition

Announcement : David Davis and The Warrior River Boys: an Alabama Family Tradition BMNN wrote: on Jun.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, Hiltons, VA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

News-Star

Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs headlines Ruston festival

They are the two-by-fours that make up country music's earliest construction, rootsy legends whose very names conjure never-faded invention and old-timey amusements.

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Related Topix: Ricky Skaggs, Country, Bluegrass, Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Earl Scruggs

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WBIW-AM Bedford

Nashville Visitors Enjoy Bluegrass Festival

Many visitors to Brown County will enjoy the 43rd Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival until Saturday.

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Related Topix: Nashville, IN, Brown County, IN, Bluegrass

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Victorville Daily Press

Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs revives old mountain music

VICTORVILLE His dad bought him a mandolin when he was 5 years old. Within weeks, Ricky Skaggs could strum a mean bluegrass tune.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass

OfficialWire

Letter From NC: Classical Music Hath (No) Charm

Music in my boyhood home remained pretty standard fare - hymns, old-timey ballads, Country & Western hits of the day, gospel, bluegrass, and Tin Pan Alley songs as performed on The Hit Parade .

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Related Topix: Country and Western, Country, Pop/Rock, The Hit Parade, Bluegrass

Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Indianapolis Star

Guitarist Tyminski will feel right at home at bluegrass festival

The eight-day Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival opens Saturday and seems destined to close on a high note.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss + Union Station, Country, Comedy Movies, Music!, Crime Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, George Clooney

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Cybergrass

Battle Over Country Music's Crown Jewels Continues

Bob_Cherry wrote: on Jun. 13, 2009: The battle rages on for maintaining country music's most cherished instruments at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum .

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Bluegrass, Tennessee

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Cadillac Sky to play McDavid Studio

Cadillac Sky Whether you are a bluegrass fan or not, Cadillac Sky is widely considered to be one of the most whimsically innovative bands on that highly active musical circuit.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass

Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Bluegrass Blog

Salute! from Karen Cannon

Karen Cannon has painted a new tribute to our beloved Father. The painting is titled Salute! , and honors both Bill Monroe and the mandolin he used to create the bluegrass music we know and love.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass

Tue Jun 09, 2009

The Tennessean

Del McCoury brings bluegrass to diverse crowds

Del McCoury, the most unlikely Bonnaroo star, has spent 50 of his 70 years playing music, though by necessity the music has often shared time with day jobs: pouring concrete, logging and the like.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Bluegrass

Fri Jun 05, 2009

High Country Press

Mountain Home Music Presents Amantha Mill, Forget-Me-Nots

The Forget-Me-Nots are Willa Finck, Ledah Finck and Maura Shawn Scanlin, accompanied by David Finck on guitar.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, Blowing Rock, NC

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Tomahawk Online

Bluegrass, a popular style of music created by Bill Monroe

I wouldn't doubt that Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel music are two of the most popular genres of music in Johnson County and the surrounding area - perhaps in other parts of the state and country as well.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, Johnson City Metro

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Charleston City Paper

Spider Men

A spider web is a natural paradox. It's stronger than steel, relative to its size, and yet it's more elastic.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, David Grisman

Sun May 31, 2009

The Indianapolis Star

Find your summer groove

It's possible to sort the summer concert calendar by various genres and listener tastes.

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Related Topix: Country, Lucinda Williams, Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Chicago, IL, Theater, Arts, Entertainment

Fri May 29, 2009

Times Leader

Modern bluegrass takes root at festival

While many bluegrass traditionalists still worship at the altar of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and even Ricky Skaggs - and rightfully so - there's a new type of 'grass taking root.

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Related Topix: Flatt & Scruggs, Bluegrass, Laceyville, PA, Scranton Metro, Bangor, PA, Music, Entertainment

Wed May 27, 2009

High Country Press

a Power Grass With A Twanga a "Wolf Creek Brings Rocking Roots Sound to Canyons June 6

East Tennessee-based quintet Wolf Creek will bring their eclectic blend of electric bluegrass, alt.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Country, Bluegrass, Steve Earle

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