Bluegrass

Influential Banjo Player Dies At 75

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock `n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popu...

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Bluegrass Legend Dies At 88

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 03.29.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create m...

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African American String Band Plucks Joy From Sorrowful Era

Marty Lipp | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Black History, Banjo, Fiddle, Americana, Old-Time Music, Bluegrass, Black History Month, Video, Arts News

At a recent show, guitarist Hubby Jenkins joked that a white person playing banjo in the mid-1800s was like "Vanilla Ice rapping in the 1980s."

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David Grisman: Chicago's Bluegrass Scene 'Needs More Dorks'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 01.30.2012

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Undeterred by dropping temperatures, the fourth annual Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival is celebrating the city's musical roots this weekend and n...

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Metrobilly Band Rocks Charts With Song on Mountaintop Removal (VIDEO)

Jeff Biggers | Posted 01.30.2012

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Iconic Folk Singer Talks Life, Cancer, Songwriting

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 11.19.2011

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In the late 1960s now-legendary folk musician John Prine was living in Maywood, Illinois, and working as a mailman. At night he would venture out t...

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New Series Features Concerts Played Out Of A Cave

Posted 01.02.2012

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By CHRIS TALBOTT, The Associated Press CUMBERLAND CAVERNS, Tenn. — In decades of ceaseless touring, bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley thought he'd pla...

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Bright Lights and Dark Days Ahead: Dead Man Winter Comes Alive

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.27.2011

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It would be so easy to rebrand his latest side project as Trampled by Winter or Dead Man Turtles. Apparently, Dave Simonett, the primary songwriter, singer, guitarist and frontman of Trampled by Turtles, had something completely different in mind with Dead Man Winter.

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Too Real to Be on Radio -- Roots Music Rescues Los Angeles

Suzanne O'Keeffe | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Roots Music, Mike Stinson, Roots Roadhouse, The Sadies, The New Los Angeles Folk Festival, Bluegrass, Americana Music, Folk Music, Los Angeles, Country Music, Grand Ole Echo, The Echo, Slidefreestyle, La Around Town, Los Angeles News

Tucked into thrown-away nights and abandoned time slots -- far from the droning anonymous dance scene -- the Americana / hillbilly / country shows have been the musical lifeboats of Los Angeles.

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A Discussion With Béla Fleck

Ben Evans | Posted 08.28.2011

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With an extensive tour in progress and the recent release of their latest album, Rocket Science, Béla and his Flecktones are back to work delighting listeners with the sweet sounds of bluegrass fusion.

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Trampled by Turtles Kick Some Serious Bluegrass at Telluride

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.28.2011

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Trampled by Turtles, the Minnesota quintet, put on a dazzling performance that couldn't be topped on Day 2 of the 38th Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

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Faces of Telluride, Part 3: Nora Jane Struthers, Fresh Face

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.15.2011

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Along with her band the Bootleggers, Nora Jane Struthers has followed the formidable footsteps of bands such as the Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek by winning the prestigious Telluride band contest.

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Faces of Telluride, Part 2: Dave Simonett, Furious-Pace Face

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.14.2011

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The quintet that once performed shows in front of 10 to 20 people in Colorado headlined a sold-out concert on April Fool's Day 2011 at Denver's Ogden Theater. Now they are poised to make their first appearance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

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5 Bands That Are Reviving "Bluegrass"

Justin Cox | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: The Avett Brothers, Banjo, Fiddle, Trampled-by-Turtles, Bluegrass, Devil Makes Three, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford and Sons, Entertainment News

There's no denying that a bluegrass-influenced movement is taking place right now. Here are some bands to check out. Feel free to offer up your own style classifications if you'd like.

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Snobs in Hippieville: Our Guide to the 38th Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Angora Holly Polo | Posted 08.03.2011

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Music festivals are much like the Boy Scouts in that it's very important to be prepared. Here's how we have prepared ourselves for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 16th-19th.

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WATCH: Denver/Boulder's Weekly Concert Calendar

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're a fan of bluegrass or society's child, Denver and Boulder are set to tune you up this week. On Tuesday, the Infamous Stringdusters roll ...

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City and Country

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's no real culture of Americana in New York as there used to be in the 40's, 50's and 60's when Greenwich Village played host from Seeger to Dylan to Baez to Ochs. For a nostalgist like me, that's a shame.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Should Be The American Music Hall of Fame

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Elmore James, Count Basie, Thelonius Monk, Soul Music, Ska, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Bluegrass, Reggae, Charlie Parker, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music, Glenn Miller, Big Joe Turner, Bob Marley, American Popular Music, R&b, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Pop Music, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Dick Clark, John Lee Hooker, Jazz, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Blues, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Rock and Roll, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Cliff, Buddy Guy, Rolling Stones, Don Cornelius, Music, Entertainment News

The latest crop of inductees was announced yesterday by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Once again, it honored musicians who just a...

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Four-Cornered in Colorado, Festive Caravan of Thieves Steals the Show

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Caravan of Thieves brings a touch of vaudeville, over-the-top theatricality, performance art and an all-but-the-kitchen sink collection of percussion utensils (and a hubcap) to their brand of gypsy swing.

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In the Age of Gaga and Tanking Concert Sales, Lyle Lovett's Showmanship Endures

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lyle Lovett's tour offered a model of what a great show should be like, sweetened by the sort of sensible prices that were especially appealing on a recent August evening.

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Labor Day Getaway -- Four Corners Folk Festival

Kathrine Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

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Campers are already staking their claim on Reservoir Hill for one of Colorado's best ways to say goodbye to summer over Labor Day Weekend: The Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs

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'If Trouble Don't Kill Me'

Ralph Berrier Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saford was born first. That much I know. Clayton followed either ten or fifteen minutes later, depending on who was telling the story and when they to...

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Infamous Stringdusters Delight Brooklyn Bowlers And Bluegrass Loyalists Alike

Meghan Neal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bluegrass, meet the Brooklyn hipster; Brooklyn hipster, Bluegrass. For the Williamsburgundian (or anyone else) that doesn't already enjoy this old-t...

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And They Will Ask: Where were you when the Punch Brothers invaded?

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabe Witcher, Talking Heads, Chris Thile, Punch Brothers, Bluegrass, Music, R.E.M., Michael Stipe, Rock and Roll, Punch, David Byrne, Antifogmatic, Entertainment News

There are bands and musicians that redefine a genre of music for the ages. The Beatles in rock. Parker, Monk, Coltrane and Gillespie in Jazz. Tonight...

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Exploring Some Strange Country With Crooked Still, Aoife O'Donovan

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bluegrass, Ruth Moody, Some Strange Country, Heather Masse, Brooklyn, Sometymes Why, Boston, Cd, Folk Music, Corey DiMario, Crooked Still, Carrie Rodriguez, Gregory Liszt, Rolling Stones, Aoife O'Donovan, The Wailin' Jennys, Entertainment News

While the band Crooket Still continues twisting its fate by reintroducing dusty, obscure selections to a curious audience, it is dodging second-guessers on both ends of the spectrum.

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