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  • Track Premiere: Floyd Hill from Jake Leg

    Just ahead of their debut album release this weekend, Colorado's Jake Leg has a new single today, written by their mandolinist, Dylan McCarthy. Together now for three years, Jake Leg has as their mission to merge the energy of bluegrass with the presentation of rock music, inspired particularly by the emergence

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  • Memories of MerleFest 2024

    The Sam Bush Band at MerleFest 2024 - photo © Alisa B. Cherry Now celebrating its 46th year, MerleFest 2024 did  not disappoint. Founded in 1988 by the legendary Doc Watson in honor of his son Merle, and presented primarily by Window World, it's held on the campus of Wilkes Community College

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  • Jim Mills passes

    Jim Mills, one of the most celebrated banjo players of his generation, and a noted vintage instrument trader, has died of a heart attack at his home in Durham, NC on May 3. He was 57 years of age. Though most bluegrass lovers remember Jim for his 14 years with Ricky

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  • Across the Pond – JigJam

    Ireland’s JigJam effectively crosses that narrow divide that separates Celtic music from bluegrass basics, doing so in a way that successfully melds the two genres while also making it difficult to discern where one sends and the other begins. Their new album, appropriately titled Across the Pond, makes that conclusion

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  • Bayla Davis on From The Top

    We posted several times about young North Carolina banjo player Bayla Davis, particularly about her being featured on From The Top, a program that typically highlights teen classical musicians on the rise. Her recent segment was only the second time they had focused on a traditional music artist, and we

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  • Joe Mullins taking over Bluegrass Junction for Industrial Strength Bluegrass

    Joe Mullins is taking over SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction at the top of each hour this weekend, starting at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, in celebration of today's extended vinyl re-release of the all-star bluegrass project, Industrial Strength Bluegrass - Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy, on Smithsonian Folkways. Running through Sunday, each new hour

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