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Snowshoe Bluegrass Festival

scenic-1_webJen Hitt and Echo are at the Snowshoe Bluegrass Festival in West Virginia!

Technology Free Weekend!
Our laptop has busted , our cell phones don’t get reception in the interest of greater science, namely the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which benefits from quiet skies. . But there is plenty of coffee…. oh and BLUEGRASS!!!
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The weekend’s lineup will include 2008 International Bluegrass Music Awards Entertainer and Album of the Year recipients Dailey and Vincent, Grammy Nominated Dan Tyminski and local favorites Wilson Creek and the Hillbilly Gypsies. Saturday’s concert will be followed by a stunning mountaintop fireworks display celebrating Indepedence Day.

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Banjo Lesson From Reston Music
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Enter to win one banjo lesson at Reston Music from an experienced Reston Music banjo teacher!

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July 4th Programming!

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

2-5 p.m. ET LIVE broadcast from the 43rd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Bluegrass Country’s Mary Cliff, Lee Michael Demsey, and Hubie King broadcast with Frank Hennessey, host of Celtic Heartbeat on BBC radio Wales, to highlight traditional music, the Folklife Festival and the 4th of July.

More July 4th Programming…

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    The Bluegrass Blog would like to wish a happy Independence Day to all our US readers - with a hearty “no hard feelings” to our friends in England. To help put everyone in a festive mood, here’s a video of Ross Nickerson performing a medley of patriotic songs on the five string banjo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpPB-5szmdM banjo, Bluegrass At Large

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    Just a quick reminder for anyone planning to attend the IBMA World of Bluegrass convention and Fan Fest this fall, but hasn’t yet registered (like me), that the $100 discount off the full registration fee ends on Tuesday (7/7) at midnight. You can register online 24/7, or call the office in Nashville during business hours (888-438-4262). See [...]

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    Learn the name of Doyle Lawson’s bus in this sixth episdoe of the Ask Doyle web series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHU0R9b233M Doyle Lawson

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    Dixie Bee-Liners were a guest on Tuesday’s edition of Folk Alley on NPR. Both audio and video from the show can be found on the Folk Alley page at NPR.org. The full 25 minute audio from their visit can be heard, which includes an interview with the band and a number of live performances of songs [...]

  • Thailand Country & Bluegrass festival 2009

    The Thailand Country & Bluegrass festival that debuted last year is set for a repeat engagement in 2009. The event has been a labor of love for festival organizer Thanit Tanitapanee, who has worked hard to see this come to light. He tells us that a growing segment of the Thai people are interested in country [...]

  • Two new Sam Bush videos

    Sam Bush has two new videos on YouTube, sharing what has been consuming much of his time this year so far. First up is a sneak peek at the recording of his upcoming Sugar Hill CD, which he has told us will be much more of an acoustic project than his last few albums. He won’t [...]

  • Brandon Rickman - Young Man, Old Soul

    2009 has been kind to Lonesome River Band so far. Their latest CD, No Turning Back, has been lighting up the bluegrass charts, holding the current #1 spot on both the album and singles spots in the Bluegrass Unlimited July Bluegrass Survey. Seeing the value of their partnership with Rural Rhythm Records, LRB lead singer and [...]

  • New IBMA Board members announced

    The seating of five newly-elected members of  the Board of Directors for the International Bluegrass Music Association has just been announced. Three incumbent board members return to their seats along with two new members to fill the Board’s full complement of 17 members. From IBMA’s press release… Alison Brown, an executive with Compass Records and an award [...]

  • Grascals 2009 video report

    The Grascals have put together an informal video to keep their fans up to date with all their comings and goings this year. Jamie Johnson, Terry Eldridge and Danny Roberts take turns interviewing each other as they talk about visiting the White House, recording with Hank Williams Jr., and performing for actor Steven Segal’s birthday [...]

  • Hillbilly Goddess winner announced

    Alecia Nugent has announced the winner in her online Hillbilly Goddess contest where fans were invited to submit essays promoting the cause of their own better halves as the one, true Hillbilly Goddess. The contest was born of the lyrics to the title track to Alecia’s latest CD, a clever and quite funny song she wrote [...]

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