Bluegrass Music News--4.16.12

Review: McDowell Mountain Music Festival Day 3 AZ Central.com Taking place for the third year at The Compound Grill in North Scottsdale, the three-day music festival offered fans music from some of the best bands in the funk, soul, bluegrass and jam-band genres. While most the bigger name acts of this year's ... See all stories on this topic »

Bluegrass Bands Helping Hands - An Evening with John Cowan Band Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News Bluegrass Bands and Helping Hands LLC is committed to a mission of community service and preservation of American roots music. The group has released three CDs of bluegrass music and uses the benefits from the sales of the music to benefit the ... See all stories on this topic » Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News

The Travelin' McCourys featuring Keller Williams, McDowell Mountain Music Fest ... Phoenix New Times (blog) He's probably the first person to use the word "ninja" in a bluegrass song. Even with Williams' offhanded humor, musically the show was a nice mix of traditional and modern bluegrass. If the name seems familiar, these McCourys are the offspring of ... See all stories on this topic » Phoenix New Times (blog)

Thomas Dolby still blinding em with science (Photo Slide Show) Examiner.com He continued to take musical risks throughout the eighties, often incorporating elements of rock, Latin, jazz, boss nova, country, folk, bluegrass, Cajun, pop, fusion, world, afro-beat and funk into his work. Yep, it looks pretty much like all or most ... See all stories on this topic »

Friends Of Hamilton Hosts Spring Fest May 12 The Chattanoogan Friends of Hamilton will host the first FOH Spring Fest, featuring bluegrass music, barbeque, and fun for the whole family on Saturday, May 12, from 1-6 pm at the Highway 58 Fire Department Training Center, 9100 Snow Hill Road (at Mahan Gap Road), ... See all stories on this topic »

Goshen College announces 2012-13 Performing Arts Series lineup Goshen College News This season, we bring back the much-loved bluegrass of the Del McCoury Band. Since he was last here in 2004, Del McCoury has received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award and was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall ... See all stories on this topic » Goshen College News

A New Tune for Suwanee Music History Patch.com The Everett's Music Barn all-day benefit moves to spring, and plenty of fans follow. By Steve Burns There were new faces and returning veterans Saturday at the Everett's Music Barn all-day benefit. Bob Fuss and Jamie Kemp are relative newcomers. See all stories on this topic »

Bands needed for Thater Memorial Ithaca Journal The festival will feature a variety of music that includes folk, bluegrass, R&B, country, Celtic, Caribbean, blues and pop. The inaugural festival was held in 2009 and featured 12 bands. Last year, 21 bands were booked. This year's Chris Thater ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs

Ashley Campbell hits the scene : Bluegrass Today By John Lawless One of three talented Campbell siblings – all of whom are involved in music – Ashley spent some time with us last week sharing her story about coming to the banjo and bluegrass music. Despite her famous dad, it seems she found a love for ... Bluegrass Today

Boy Plays Bluegrass Banjo Better Than Most Pros By Mithun Divakaran Rightfully so, as what you are about to see is a young boy play the banjo, accompanied by his brothers on violin and guitar, who all play some mean bluegrass music. And if you don't care for bluegrass much, you will after this performance. TheFW

Web

Exploring The Spirit of Bluegrass: The Porchlight Sessions - No ... Many years later, in 2000, the Coen Brothers' masterpiece, O Brother Where Art Thou? helped to rekindle the dying embers of folk, roots, and bluegrass music in ... www.nodepression.com/.../exploring-the-spirit-of-bluegrass-th...

Bluegrass Music « lifeintheblueridges I'll be officially done with spring semester of my sophomore year of college! Crazy . Though two ... lifeintheblueridges.wordpress.com/tag/bluegrass-music/

Hot on the trail of bluegrass - Oregon City News His sister first remembers singing a bluegrass love song called "Cindy, Cindy," with her father, but noted a fondness for "I'll Fly Away," a "happy song about dying ... www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story_2nd.php?story...