This Contest is Closed No Winners this Week FEBRUARY 10, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Of the following, who was the longest serving sideman in the same band? A. Kenny Baker fiddling with Bill Monroe B. Uncle Josh Graves on Dobro with … Read More
I got a surprise reviewer’s copy CD in the mail from Rebel Records; “Starlett & Big John – Living in the South”. REB-CD-1876. I didn’t know who Starlett and Big John are, although I’ve heard their cut “Straight 58” on … Read More
John Hartford was one of the most talented and unusual musicians to come out of bluegrass in the 1960s and 70s. He excelled at many things. Perhaps most prominently, he was a gifted and quirky songwriter, who gave the world … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winners are Al Gassman & Hal Olson click photo to enlarge JANUARY 27 TRIVIA QUESTION Who are two famous native New York state banjoists? A. Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick B. Allison Brown and Gina … Read More
Friday – March 10, 2023 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship 67 S. Randolph Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR TONIGHT HVBA Members: $25 in advance/$30 at the door Non-members: $30 in advance/$35 at the door There will be … Read More
Trying to keep up with your New Year’s resolution and exercise? Then this is the playlist for you! This list features hard-driving, upbeat tunes to keep you going during your workout. With hits from Josh Williams, Jesse Brock, and Jim … Read More
This Contest is Closed The EIGHT winners are: Tom Behan Thomas Doran Andy Elliot Mike Foley Mark Hudson Bob O’Connor Dick Stock Roy Streever click photo to enlarge JANUARY 13, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Molly Tuttle, a young guitar player and … Read More
This week’s playlist is all about great teamups. From longtime collaborators like Pete Rowan and Tony Rice, David Grisman and Sam Bush, and Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott to short-lived supergroups like Strength in Numbers, bluegrass is a genre with … Read More
Saturday, February 4 – @ 7:30pm The Unitarian Fellowship 67 S. Randolph Avenue – Poughkeepsie, NY Tickets Available at The Door $20/Members $25/Non-Members Those lucky enough to have seen and heard Bees in the Barn in the HVBA’s Covid-inspired outdoor … Read More
An early post in this series, about the evolution of bluegrass banjo styles, devoted a few paragraphs to banjo innovator Don Reno. Although Reno had mastered the three finger banjo style at the same time that Earl Scruggs was coming … Read More