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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Bluegrass Music News--4.23.12

 
Truegrass Bluegrass fest a first for downtown Aiken
The Augusta Chronicle
By Don Rhodes Local bluegrass music fans have something new to hear and see with the Aiken Truegrass Bluegrass Festival set for Saturday, April 28. It will start at noon on Newberry Street (between Park and Richland avenues) in downtown Aiken.
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Jenny Reynolds & Cherry Hill mix it up with rock, bluegrass
The-Burg
Take the musical group Jenny Reynolds & Cherry Hill, for example. Lead singer Reynolds began stretching out her voice in church choirs. Guitarist Tommy Cox grew up wanting to emulate Eddie Van Halen. Tim Echols plays a mean bluegrass mandolin, ...
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Grandpa Banana at Lagunitas
Petaluma Argus Courier
Banana began his career in bluegrass on the East Coast in Boston with "Banana and the Bunch, Old Time Music with Appeal" playing banjo. He played bluegrass in coffee houses of the early 1960s being mentored by the likes of Bill Keith and The Charles ...
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New Album, In Good Company, by Banjo Artist Bill Evans Due May 15th
Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
Bluegrass and NewGrass Banjo artist Bill Evans has announced that his new CD In Good Company is now available to radio broadcasters and reviewers. This new project includes 26 guest musicians, including bluegrass and acoustic artists The Infamous ...
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Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
The Split Livers (Members of Bad Livers, Split Lip Rayfield): Tour
JamBase
The Split Livers is a collaborative project between two of the most influential musicians in the alternative/acoustic punk bluegrass scene. Danny is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and genre-bending artists of his craft, Barnes' musical ...
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Closing Weekend at the Texas Crawfish & Music Festival April 27-29
The Paper Magazine
In addition, three stages were added in order to showcase nation, regional and local acts from a variety of musical genres including country/Texas country, blues, bluegrass and zydeco. Over the years, producers have altered the programming in order to ...
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Spears 'X Factor' Deal in the Works; Jackson Brothers to Launch 'Unity Tour'
Voice of America
Seacrest, who hosts the FOX-TV singing competition "American Idol," said, "This is a tremendously emotional day for so many people - fans of music, fans of television, broadcasters and certainly me personally, as Dick Clark was one of those incredible ...
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Danny Williams shares his musical talents with students at Lexington Music Lab
KyForward.com
He also wants to expand the types of bands created as part of the Music Lab's Rock Band program. "I want to do more than just rock. Bluegrass, jazz, whatever – if someone wanted to do just Dave Matthews or Foo Fighters, or old country," Williams said.
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Live On Arrival! Music this Saturday ...
KALW
By Peter Thompson The KALW programmers who comprise the station's "Folk Zone" -- JoAnn Mar and Bob Campbell of "Folk Music & Beyond," Kevin Vance of "A Patchwork Quilt," and Peter Thompson of "Bluegrass Signal" -- recognized a common commitment to ...
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Maro Kawabata takes his music back home : Bluegrass Today
By John Lawless
It was as a child in Japan that he first heard the music of Bill Monroe, the music that marked him forever as a follower of the bluegrass way. After attending college in the US, Maro returned home where he met and married an American woman.
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Porchlight Sessions Producers Call on Bluegrass Music Lovers ...
From Yahoo! News: Banjos Direct, the UK-based sponsors of a feature-length documentary movie about Bluegrass music, called The Porchlight Sessions, are ...
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