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Concert for a Cure – Dear Orphans
59 min 51 sec agoBluegrass supporting cancer research Bluegrass and old time music inspired band Dear Orphans perform this Saturday as part of the bill for Concert for a Cure, which is raising money for the Westmead Medical Research Foundation. Joining their regular line up of Lyn Taylor on the Gibson, Nick Payne on the Martin and Mike Kirkley on pedal [...]
New Photos of Bill Monroe
19 hours 51 min agoKnown as the Mecca of Bluegrass, the Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground plays host to the oldest, continuous running bluegrass festival in the world. It is also the home of the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum. Jim Peva, the long-time friend of Bill Monroe and a huge supporter of Bean [...]
Imbil Pickathon
Wed, 17/03/2010 - 12:02amHere’s a New Opportunity for Pickers Wendy Holman has advised us that she is organising the first of what she hopes to be an annual event to promote and encourage picking. So here’s an opportunity for pickers of bluegrass and old timey instruments to gather amid 15 acres of sensitively landscaped, rural bush along the banks [...]
Seeking Monroe Art for Exhibit
Tue, 16/03/2010 - 12:10amThe worldwide bluegrass community will celebrate the Centennial of Bill Monroe, The Father of Bluegrass Music, in 2010 and 2011. Events will be held internationally, as bluegrass has a following in dozens of nations with a total fan base in the tens of millions. There will be films made and concerts, special exhibits and events [...]
Town and Country Fiddler – CD Review
Mon, 15/03/2010 - 12:36amTown and Country Fiddler by Donal Baylor Reviewed by G. McGrath editor, australianbluegrass.com Town and Country Fiddler is about as good a name as one could come up with for this album as it not only describes the fiddle and guitar master responsible for it, but it conjures up great imagery of the music contained therein. Donal Baylor [...]
Audie Blaylock and Redline – CD Release
Sun, 14/03/2010 - 12:22amNews from Rural Rhythm Records is that Audie Blaylock and Redline hit the fast lane with a brand new album, Cryin’ Heart Blues. This album is to be released on 30th March this year on Rural Rhythm Records. This new release comes on the heels of their successful debut album on the label last year that [...]
Charlie Walden and Patt Plunkett on Southern Style
Sat, 13/03/2010 - 12:20amJan Dale from PBS’s Southern Style has advised us that next Tuesday Old Time fiddle player Charlie Walden and his partner Patt Plunkett will be chatting and playing live to air on her program, Southern Style – PBS FM 106.7, from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm. The pair are in Australia to give workshops and performances at [...]
Curly Seckler Celebrates 75 Years in Music
Fri, 12/03/2010 - 12:30amLate last year we brought you news of Curly’s 90th birthday celebrations. Following on from his 90th, Curly has no plans to slow down. This year marks Curly Seckler’s 75th Anniversary in music. He kicks off the celebration playing two concerts with Constant Change, and special guest Dudley Connell. Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler began his musical [...]
Bill Emmerson to Reveive Award
Thu, 11/03/2010 - 12:56amNews just in from Rural Rhythm Records is that on Friday, 27th March, Bill Emerson will be honored with the very first Washington Monument Award, presented by the DC Bluegrass Union in recognition of this 50 year career in bluegrass music. The following night, Saturday, 28th March, Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie will hold their [...]
Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers Ride Again
Wed, 10/03/2010 - 12:39amOnce again Steve Martin has secured the award-winning bluegrass group the Steep Canyon Rangers to tour with him in support of his Grammy winning Rounder Records release, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. The Banjo Tour will begin on 19th April in Detroit and is expected to continue into October, with performances scheduled [...]
Merlfest Earlybird Deadline
Tue, 09/03/2010 - 6:35amThinking of Going to Merlfest? The deadline for Early Bird ticket prices to MerleFest 2010, presented by Lowe’s, has been extended to Tuesday, 6th April, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. That is the last day to purchase 4-day and 3-day tickets at the Early Bird price, representing an average 10% discount. Ticket purchases can be made on the [...]
Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Videos
Tue, 09/03/2010 - 12:09amRounder Records has released a series of excerpts from their 40th Anniversary video featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station. Each of the band members providing some insight on the band, their sound and the musicians. Check out the Rounder Records website for the selection of videos.
Bill Emmerson and Sweet Dixie – CD Review
Mon, 08/03/2010 - 6:59amThe Lonesome Road Review – Southern Bill Emerson has a more impressive bluegrass pedigree than most. A founding member of the Country Gentlemen, Emerson has packed on the years playing with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys, co-leading an influential bluegrass band with Cliff Waldron, spending years fronting Country Current, and now appearing under his own name [...]
Gibson Learn & Master Guitar Application
Mon, 08/03/2010 - 12:22amGibson Learn & Master Guitar Application Play guitar? Got and iPhone? Gibson Guitars is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Now you can have Gibson on your iPhone with the Gibson Learn & Master Guitar App. Gibson has partnered with Legacy Learning Systems, [...]
Bluestone Junction and Uncle Earl
Sat, 06/03/2010 - 9:13pmSome good news for all you Bluestone Junction fans in Victoria, is that will be playing support for Uncle Earl at the East Brunswick Hotel, next Thursday, 11th March. Pete Fidler tells us that the show kicks off at 8.30pm and that Donal Baylor is coming down from the ACT to join them. They will be [...]
Mumford & Sons On The Rise
Sat, 06/03/2010 - 7:24amLaura Barton, UK Guardian, Interviews Mumford and Sons The pub is filling up: City boys in pinstriped suits, women clutching dry white wines; candles are lit on upstairs tables, voices rise to fill the room. In a back booth, far away from the clamour of the bar, four fastidiously attired young men nurse pints of ale. [...]
Capital News – March 2010
Fri, 05/03/2010 - 12:44amThe Latest Edition of Capital News Hits The Newsagents Highlights from another news and feature packed issue of Australia’s country music monthly – Capital News. Produced by Rural Press in Australia’s Country Music Capital, Tamworth, Country Music Capital News is Australia’s longest running monthly Country Music magazine featuring news from all over Australia and from around the [...]
Randy Scruggs on His Gibson Guitar
Fri, 05/03/2010 - 12:32amGibson Contributing Editor Ellen Barnes talks to Randy Scruggs. Randy Scruggs grew up watching wide-eyed as his dad — legendary banjo player Earl Scruggs — took part in jam sessions at the family’s Nashville home with artists like Johnny Cash, Ravi Shankar and Linda Ronstadt. Besides his enviable vantage point, Randy also received personal tutelage from [...]
Reno & Smiley and Mac Wiseman – CD Release
Fri, 05/03/2010 - 12:23amRural Rhythm Records has announced the upcoming 23rd March, 2010 release of two CD’s from first generation bluegrass legends. Bluegrass 1963 by Reno & Smiley with special guests Carter and Ralph Stanley, and Bluegrass 1971 by Mac Wiseman with special guest, Lester Flatt & Chubby Wise. These are the first two album projects by a new [...]
Davidson Brothers in Melbourne
Thu, 04/03/2010 - 7:55pmAustralia’s Hottest Young Bluegrass Group in Melbourne. Back from another successful US tour, Australia’s hottest Bluegrass group, the Davidson Brothers return to Melbourne for a rare performance. Originally from Gippsland, these National Bluegrass Champions recently won their 2nd Golden Guitar Award. Known for converting crowds with their high-energy performances on banjo, fiddle & mandolin; their music has [...]