Bluegrass Music News--4.21.12

Aiken Bluegrass Festival returns in May Aiken Standard ... Bluegrass Festival returns for a seventh installment to the Highfields Show Grounds on May 11 and 12. The two-day event will look to draw more than 3500 people for great music, camping, family fun, food, refreshments, arts and crafts and more. See all stories on this topic »

Yukon festivals a treat for the senses Vancouver Sun A relaxed atmosphere does not, however, mean a sleepy one, as the entire community of Dawson City comes alive for the Dawson City Music Festival (dcmf.com), running July 20 to 22. This year's 34th annual event features R&B, country, bluegrass and Ron ... See all stories on this topic »

For the love of music Bainbridge Island Review Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, Robinson will bring her style of bluegrass and country music to Bainbridge Island as part of her Northwest tour. Robinson is certainly a distinct voice in the realm of bluegrass, country and folk music. See all stories on this topic »

Only a Few Days Left to Help The Porchlight Sessions Funding Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News Norwich, Norfolk, UK -- The Porchlight Sessions feature-length Bluegrass music documentary directed by Anna Schwaber, has ten days left to reach its crowd-source funding target of $60000. UK-based banjo retailer Banjos Direct, who are associate ... See all stories on this topic » Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News

Voice of the Blue Ridge Yes! Weekly Host band, Travis Frye & Blue Mountain, presents an evening of bluegrass and old-time music with special guests, The Round Peak Ramblers on Saturday, April 21, at the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall in the EARLE Theatre, 142 N. Main Street, Mount Airy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Talkin' Semantic Rhetorical Terminological Blues Weekly Alibi In my view, that's folk music. At a concert this Friday evening at the South Broadway Cultural Center, Blaine Sprouse, Peter Feldmann and Wayne Shrubsall will explore the origins of bluegrass, a genre that hasn't been around that long, ... See all stories on this topic » Weekly Alibi

NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and WeatherBig Fridays After Five ... NBC 29 News Good weather and great music meant a huge turnout with a lot of people were spending money.Thousands flooded the nTelos Wireless Pavilion for the first Fridays after Five of the season, where 80s bluegrass cover band Love Canon kicked off this year's ... See all stories on this topic »

Around town Tuscaloosa News Bluegrass gospel music: food available at 5:30 pm and music begins at 6:30 pm at the Old Kennedy High School building in Kennedy. Hosted by the Palmetto Bluegrass. Free admission. Music provided by Palmetto Bluegrass, Lewis and the High Mountain Boys ... See all stories on this topic »

Jeff Moehlis: Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen to Perform in Santa Ynez Noozhawk So what he brings is a very stable musical foundation for me to work off of. He's always there, and he's very professional, dependable. And we both came from the same musical roots of traditional folk and country and bluegrass music. See all stories on this topic » Noozhawk

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It's the Melody, Stupid! : Bluegrass Today By Wayne Erbsen Bluegrass music is the delicate balance between tradition and innovation. In order to maintain the traditional side of bluegrass music, the melodies and well as the lyrics must be kept more or less intact. The hot licks we all aspire to are fine in ... Bluegrass Today

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Earl Scruggs in the Congressional Record : Bluegrass Today Scruggs began his remarkable 67-year career in music in 1945 when he began playing with Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass music, and his band the Blue ... bluegrasstoday.com/.../earl-scruggs-in-the-congressional-recor...