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Articles tagged "bluegrass"NewsRuss Barenberg is a guitarist in the bluegrass progressive traditionby Walter Tunis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Apr.08] :. Russ Barenberg doesn’t buy into terms like traditional and progressive when they relate to string music. Never mind that the guitarist was among a pack of eager bluegrass thrill seekers in... NewsHot Rize’s Tim O’Brien made his latest album in the company of instrumentsby Walter Tunis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][27.Mar.08] :. For the better part of his American roots-music career, Tim O’Brien has kept some impressive and sizeable company. First came the progressive bluegrass ensemble Hot Rize, which introduced...  NewsPeter Rowan and Tony Rice work well - and closely - togetherby Walter Tunis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Jan.08] :. To explain the depth and often-literal closeness of the working relationship Peter Rowan enjoys with guitarist Tony Rice, he goes straight to the source. He recalls the kind of instincts that... News‘Monroe Country’ planning for bluegrass icon’s centennial in 2011by Keith Lawrence [Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (MCT)][25.Jun.07] :. When William Smith Monroe was born on Sept. 13, 1911, few people other than the neighbors of James Buchanan “Buck” and Malissa Vandiver Monroe knew about it. After all, the baby, named... NewsBluegrass museum debuts international radio stationby Keith Lawrence [Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (MCT)][7.May.07] :. OWENSBORO, Ky. - The folks at Gerard Hilferty and Associates of Athens, Ohio, couldn’t have envisioned anything like this. When the company crafted the “interpretive master plan”...  Music DVD ReviewLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs: Best of the Flatt & Scruggs TV Show, Vols 1 and 2 [DVD]by Andrew Gilstrap[25.Apr.07] :. Throw together some top-shelf bluegrass, some cornball humor, and some cooking tips, and you've got yourself a show! PopMatters Pick Music ReviewPeter Rowan and Tony Rice: Quartetby Christopher Cwynar[12.Apr.07] :. Two traditional music icons join up with a couple of talented newcomers for a meeting of the minds -- and fingers -- on this delightful new release. |
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