Last week too hard or too complicated? Well, here’s one from RIGHT NOW in the here and now, the present. About the woman who has won more Grammys than any other woman (so they say anyway). That’s right, everybody’s favorite … Read More
While bluegrass is now enjoyed around the country and around the world, it’s no secret that the genre has deep southern roots. Bill Monroe was from Kentucky, Lester Flatt was from Tennessee, and Earl Scruggs was from North Carolina after … Read More
Lynn Lipton, Videographer Presented by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Concert Featuring: Natalya Zoe Weinstein John Cloyd Miller Bennett Sullivan Nate Sabat
Saturday, August 13 @ 7:30pm Tickets at the Door: $20/Members – $25/Non-Members $2 fee/Credit Cards James Earl Jones Theater Poughkeepsie Day School 260 Boardman Road – Poughkeepsie, NY Join the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association for a performance by Liam Purcell and … Read More
At the core of most bluegrass songwriting is nostalgia, longing, reverence—whatever you want to call it—for the “old home place.” And for a lot of bluegrassers, that home is in the mountains. Centuries-old Appalachian mountain music was a major influence … Read More
Many years ago, for several summers running, I attended a bluegrass festival in central New York where I would jam with a particular banjo player. Two things about him linger in my memory. The first was that he was a … Read More
Saturday, August 13 @ 7:30pm Tickets at the Door: $20/Members – $25/Non-Members James Earl Jones Theater Poughkeepsie Day School 260 Boardman Road Poughkeepsie, NY Join the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association for a performance by Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road at Poughkeepsie … Read More
This Contest is Closed There were NO winners….too hard? Martha White Flour Co. of Tennessee, makers of Martha White Flour and Corn Meal (“with Hot Rize!”) and Cake Mixes, received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the IBMA. Martha White sponsored … Read More
The dobro is sometimes seen as “optional” in bluegrass band lineups, but that reputation can obscure the fact that it is an awesome instrument with many champions. From bluegrass music’s inception, the dobro has been a driving force thanks to … Read More