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HearthPR: Portland Bluegrass Kings Jackstraw

We're pleased as punch to announce that we're currently promoting the new album from Portland bluegrass kings Jackstraw. Thes... Similar stories ...
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New Adds for January

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Peter Rowan to Play Yinnar

The Strzelecki Stringbusters have proudly announced that as part of his 2012 Australian tour, Peter Rowan and his Bluegrass B... Similar stories ...
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Trampled By Turtles Ready New Album, Hit the Road

Duluth, Minnesota-based power bluegrass troupe Trampled by Turtles will be hitting the road this spring in support of a new a... Similar stories ...
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Too Blue – Trouble with the Grey

Too Blue is a quartet with members from the states of New York and Connecticut. They have plenty of focus in their personaliz... Similar stories ...
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Artists to Watch: Laura Gibson

I first became privy to Laura Gibson the same way I've discovered a load of great artists from the Pacific Northwest: while a... Similar stories ...
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The Perch Creek Family Jug Band

Here’s some news from the Tweed Shire Echo on the Perch Creek Family Jug Band: The Perch Creek Family Jug Band learned ... Similar stories ...
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Pinecastle Records Signs Karl Shiflett

Pinecastle Records has announced that it has signed The Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show. Their upcoming album Take Me Back... Similar stories ...
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Hear It First: Darrell Scott - 'Long Ride Home'

by Kim Ruehl, folkalley.com CLICK HERE to listen to 'Long Ride Home' in its entirety before its released day on Tuesday, Jan... Similar stories ...
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The Rebel Collection Old & New

Lost Souls & Free Spirits: The Rebel Collection Old & New will be available from 28th February. The first single Fina... Similar stories ...
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Review: Ani DiFranco - 'Which Side Are You On?'

Ani DiFranco has dropped a whopping 21 albums in as many years (some of those years included two releases in the same year), ... Similar stories ...
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Bellyache Ben And The Steamgrass Boys CD Release

Bellyache Ben And The Steamgrass Boys new album is available as a download from their website or in hard copy from yumyumtree... Similar stories ...
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Bellyache Ben and the Steamgrass Boys

We have just learned that Bellyache Ben and the Steamgrass Boys have launched their debut recording on Yum Yum Tree Records. ... Similar stories ...
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2012 SPBGMA Nominees

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced their complete list of nominees for their 2012 a... Similar stories ...
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Awards Nominations For Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Upper Management Music has announced that Rhonda Vincent & The Rage have garnered 9 National SPBGMA 2012 Award Nomination... Similar stories ...
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One More Day

This is rockin'...! <a href="http://thealbionband.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-day">One More Day by T... Similar stories ...
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10 Days of Bluegrass Rukus

13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival. The eclectic blend of events booked for the 13th annual San Franci... Similar stories ...
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S**t Folksingers Say

by Kim Ruehl, FolkAlley.com You've seen the meme around the web - videos posted and shared all over Twitter and Facebook fea... Similar stories ...
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Peter Stampfel & Baby Gramps' Cabinet of Curiosities

The folk music world has always been known for its collection of eccentric personalities, but few folk musicians are more der... Similar stories ...
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Grammy Profile: Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley has been making a living in the music industry for somewhere around 60 years - a feat by any standards. But, es... Similar stories ...
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2012 Bluegrass Championships Deferred

The Country Music Association has advised that the 2012 Bluegrass Picking Championships will not be held as part of the 2012 ... Similar stories ...
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Other Side of Lonesome, Brand New Strings

Rural Rhythm Record has announced the new single, Other Side of Lonesome by the multi-award winning bluegrass band, Brand New... Similar stories ...
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150 Words: Goat Rodeo, At First Light, Dana Falconberry, Windy Hill

I've been asked recently to write reviews for various publications and sometimes asked to limit myself to 150 words. This is ... Similar stories ...
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Crowe Brothers – Bridging The Gap

North Carolinan brothers Josh (guitar) and Wayne (bass) have been singing and playing bluegrass for over forty years.  They c... Similar stories ...
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Steve Martin On Early Scruggs

Posted in The New Yorker yesterday is an article by Steve Martin on banjo innovator Earl Scruggs: Some nights he had the star... Similar stories ...
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Music Video Release For The Roys

Just in time for their Australian tour, Rural Rhythm Records has announced the new music video and radio single release of Tr... Similar stories ...
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CD Review: La Bottine Souriante ~ Appellation d'Origine Controlee

by Jim Blum, FolkAlley.com La Bottine Souriante Appellation d'Origine Controlee (Borealis Records) French Canadian traditio... Similar stories ...
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The Roys Records PBS Special

Hot Bluegrass duo, The Roys, recently taped a PBS Special celebrating the music of Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Lee and Elaine Roy ... Similar stories ...
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Niall Toner, Signs with Pinecastle

Pinecastle Records has announced that it has signed Irish bluegrass artist, Niall Toner, to its roster. Niall will soon relea... Similar stories ...
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Runway Records Launch New Service

Runway Records is a platform for your music to be heard and showcased for free, go to RunwayRecords.com. This was started bec... Similar stories ...
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Early Days of Country Music In Australia

Down The Overlander’s Trail – The Early Days of Country Music In Australia. It may seem amazing to some there was a tim... Similar stories ...
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Guest Blog: Irish Trad with Innisfree Ceili Band and Danny O'Mahony

We're pleased to welcome back guest blogger Dr. Squeeze with reviews of two amazing Irish trad albums. Sorry we didn't get to... Similar stories ...
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Review – Blue Highway, Sounds of Home

Blue Highway performed its first gig on New Year’s Eve in 1994 with its original lineup that includes the same consumma... Similar stories ...
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New Album and Tour on the Way from Anais Mitchell

Ever since I heard her album The Brightness, I've been a big fan of Anais Mitchell's unassumingly beautiful songwriting. In 2... Similar stories ...
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YouTube Thursday: Noah & Abby Gundersen cover CSNY, Feist, and Dylan with family & friends, and steal my heart

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Grammy Profile: Ry Cooder

For five decades, Ry Cooder has been delivering fierce guitar licks across the musical spectrum - from jazz to calypso to fil... Similar stories ...
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10 Albums I Totally Should Have Blogged About in 2011

2011 was an intense year in music. There were so many great albums released and so many critics, reviewers and journalists wo... Similar stories ...
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New Single From Lonsome River Band

Rural Rhythm Records has announced a new single release, Close the Door Lightly When You Go by Lonesome River Band from their... Similar stories ...
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Gembrook Jamcamp

We have just placed our second jam camp on sale. The first camp for 2012 will be held in Gembrook in Victoria’s Dandeno... Similar stories ...
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Mountain Home Signs The Grascals

Mountain Home Music Company has signed popular bluegrass band, The Grascals to their team and tell us that they have a new al... Similar stories ...
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New Music Video for Cumberland River

Cumberland River has announced the new music video of their original song Justified from their Rural Rhythm Records album, Th... Similar stories ...
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Lady Of Tradition Receives A Key

Bluegrass’ Lady of Tradition, Lorraine Jordan and banjo player for IIIrd Tyme Out, Steve Dilling, were presented the ke... Similar stories ...
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Garrett Hedlund Joins Coens' Folk Music Movie 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Though the Tron Legacy star has been cast as the lead role in Warner Bros. live-action adaptation of the anime Akira, product... Similar stories ...
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Original Snakeskins Make The 2012 Finals

The Original Snakeskins have just advised us that they are finalists in the 2012 Victorian and National Country Music Awards.... Similar stories ...
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Acoustic Jam with Pirate Brides

Come along and hear local musicians getting together to make acoustic music and have a heap of fun doing it.  Queensland&#821... Similar stories ...
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Mailbox Mayhem, 2012: January releases from Charlie Parr & John Statz, plus new Steely Dan and Dylan tributes!

The January release holds a special place in the ebb and flow of artistry; though it runs the real risk of being forgotten by... Similar stories ...
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Sara Isaksson and Rebecka Tornqvist: Barrytown
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Adele: Make You Feel My Love
Thea Gilmore: I’ll Remember You
Charlie Parr & The Black Twig Pickers: Jesus On The Mainline
Charlie Parr: God Moves On The Water
Charlie Parr: Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
Charlie Parr: Rabbit Box
Charlie Parr: All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
Charlie Parr: When First Unto This Country
John Statz: Can The Circle Be Unbroken
John Statz: Chelsea Hotel #2
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Five Albums You Shouldn't Miss In 2012

by Kim Ruehl, FolkAlley.com It's early yet, and the albums which have been announced for release in 2012 only get us into Ap... Similar stories ...
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Tamworth Bluegrass Gigs

We have just heard from Joan Douglas at the Longyard in Tamworth who has a host of free and paid bluegrass music events happe... Similar stories ...
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VOA's Old Town School of Folk Music Opens Today

I won't be able to make it, so this pathetic photo of the new building for the Old Town School of Folk Music designed by VOA... Similar stories ...
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Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen On Tour 2012

Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen are touring various dates in Australia in March this year. Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen ha... Similar stories ...
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My Baby Thinks He’s a Train

Rural Rhythm Records has announced the new single, My Baby Thinks He’s a Train by Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie.  The song a... Similar stories ...
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Carolina Chocolate Drops Ready Seventh Studio Album, Due Feb. 28, 2012

Carolina Chocolate Drops have slowly and steadily been climbing to the top of the figurative folk music food chain since thei... Similar stories ...
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Folk Alley's Best of 2011 - Matt Reilly

by Matt Reilly, host on FolkAlley.com M-F midnight to 5:00am; Sat 2:00 to 5:00 pm; and Sun 2:00 - 7:00pm (ET). It's always t... Similar stories ...
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Thomas Bailey To Play 2012 Blackwood

Thomas Bailey was born and raised in Virginia and is a highly respected string band musician, as a guitarist, singer and fidd... Similar stories ...
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Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions

There's no longer any way to deny it. We are firmly in a new year. This particular new year (2012) would have marked Woody Gu... Similar stories ...
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Pa’s Fiddle Project

The Pa’s Fiddle Project Comes to PBS. There’s a new album to be released June 5th to commemorate occasion. This F... Similar stories ...
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Grey's Anatomy Star Recording Album Of Scottish Folk Music!

Wow! This is unexpected - but pretty cool! Kevin McKidd may be known best for his role on Grey's Anatomy, but it appears tha... Similar stories ...
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JIm Fisher Profile

We have just uploaded the newest profile our Australian Bluegrass Profiles site. Jim Fisher was born in Perth, Western Austra... Similar stories ...
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Artists Sought for 2012 IBMA Conference

Here is some news from IBMA. The premiere opportunity to introduce talent and new music at IBMA’s annual World of Bluegrass c... Similar stories ...
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Farewell 2011 and Welcome 2012

Welcome to 2012.  We wish all of our readers a very Happy New Year. We have enjoyed the past 12 months which have brought wit... Similar stories ...
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No Turning Back CD Review

Lonesome River Band – No Turning Back. This band of young players from Virginia originally formed in 1983 but has exper... Similar stories ...
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Happy New Year!

Great news – 2012 has officially been named The Year of Folk, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter and Roots-based music! Just like e... Similar stories ...
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Folk Alley's Best of 2011 - Matt Watroba

by Matt Watroba, host on FolkAlley.com M-F 5:00 to 7:00am and noon to 2:00pm (ET). Joe Crookston Darkling and the Bluebird J... Similar stories ...
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Grammy Profile: Mumford & Sons

Mumford and Sons actually released their full-length debut back in 2009 in the UK (early 2010 in the U.S.) - a fact which wil... Similar stories ...
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Everything Is Ready

Girgarre Moosic Muster 2012. The folk in Girgarre have told us that everything is ready for their big weekend in early Januar... Similar stories ...
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2011 Photo Retrospective IV

Ted Lehmann has posted the fourth in his series of 2011 Photo Retrospectives to his website: Here’s the last of this fo... Similar stories ...
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Local Folk Notes: New Coverage In The New England Scene featuring Laura Cortese, Cliff Eberhardt, and a new YouTube covers project!

Other than a short feature on local newgrass heroes Crooked Still back in September, it’s been a year or more since we ... Similar stories ...
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James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt: People Are Strange
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Laura Cortese: Greasy Heart
Laura Cortese & Jefferson Hamer: A Song For You
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The Poison Oaks: Tragedy
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Essential Townes Van Zandt Songs

Townes Van Zandt has long been considered among songwriters as a bit of a hero. He's a songwriter's songwriter, to be sure - ... Similar stories ...
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Folk Alley's Best of 2011 - Barb Heller

by Barb Heller, host on FolkAlley.com M-F 7:00pm to midnight; Sat & Sun 9:00am to 2:00pm (ET) Sometimes my favorite things e... Similar stories ...
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Grammy Profile: The Civil Wars

The Civil Wars certainly earned a lot of buzz this year, with the release of their debut full-length album Barton Hollow. The... Similar stories ...
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Late December, 2011: A Last Minute Christmas Companion

It’s still rainy and cool here in rural New England – a disappointment for anyone hoping for a traditional white ... Similar stories ...
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Songs We Can't Stop Listening To: Holiday Time!

Seattle alt-country star Jesse Sykes recently wrote an interesting article in City Arts Magazine on our musical culture of co... Similar stories ...
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Bua: Down the Green Fields (MP3)

Bua Another Victory for Bua. Guest review by Patrick Fitzell, Program Director at AccuRadio, an Internet radio station based ... Similar stories ...
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National Bluegrass Champs

A Closer Look at the CMAA Awards The CMAA Awards are a central ceremony where all things country music can be celebrated and ... Similar stories ...
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Grammy Profile: Jim Lauderdale

If you've ever experienced bluegrass or Americana music without experiencing Jim Lauderdale, you're missing out on something.... Similar stories ...
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Folk Alley's Best of 2011 - Jim Blum

By Jim Blum, host on FolkAlley.com M-F, 2 to 7pm; Sat & Sun, 5 to 9am and 7pm to midnight (ET) First impressions are importa... Similar stories ...
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HearthPR: Katya Chorover's Colorado Country Twang

What a great year we've had here at HearthPR! We're so proud of all the artists we've worked with and all the coverage we've ... Similar stories ...
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Bluegrass Parkway Reunion

On 17th December this year Paul and Maria Duff held a huge celebration dinner for all past and present members of Bluegrass P... Similar stories ...
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2011 Photo Retrospective III

Ted Lehmann has posted the third in his series of 2011 Photo Retrospectives to his website: Summer is a time during which we ... Similar stories ...
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Festival Sponsor Warren Hellman Passes

Here’s an interesting story from the New York Times this morning. Warren Hellman, a Wall Street investor who was presid... Similar stories ...
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RIP Warren Hellman 1934-2011

If you've never been to San Francisco's annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, perhaps you've heard other folk and bluegr... Similar stories ...
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Kentucky Rising: Three Artists Remake Their Roots

Kentucky artists Matt Bauer, Ben Sollee, and Daniel Martin Moore talk about their heritage.. Nestled into a circular bo... Similar stories ...
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