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KRISTY COX & GRASSTIME LAUNCH ‘LET IT BURN’ @ THE STATION INN

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While Kristy Cox has certainly played for a packed audience before at Nashville’s historic Station Inn, which she called “The Grand Ole Opry of bluegrass,” she admitted to some nerves on Friday as she launched her latest album Let It Burn (Billy Blue Records). With a sell-out crowd, Cox and......

THE IMAGINARIES@HISTORIC ROCK CASTLE FOR OPENING SONGWRITERS NIGHT

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The Imaginaries–Maggie McClure and Shane Henry–kicked off their Wheels on the Pavement Tour as they opened Songwriters Night at the Historic Rock Castle in Hendersonville. The family-friendly summer event drew a crowd with food trucks and inflatables to supplement the music on the outdoor stage. The husband-and-wife duo, on electric......

JOHN COWAN PUBLISHES ‘HOLD TO A DREAM: A NEWGRASS ODYSSEY’

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At Parnassus Books in Nashville, the literary and musical worlds often intersect. On Tuesday, May 20, John Cowan, known best as a vocalist and bass player, appeared in conversation with his collaborator Jimmy Schwartz and local journalist Ron Wynn to discuss his new book Hold to a Dream: A Newgrass......

MERLEFEST 2024: SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

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Saturday at MerleFest poses a challenge for festival-goers with a bad case of FOMO: At any given time slot, several stages beckon. With a choice of either seeing MerleFest favorite performers one more time or checking out some of the new acts on the lineup, the only guarantee is good......

MERLEFEST 2024: TGI FRIDAY

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While Thursday’s sets mainly took place on the Watson Stage or Cabin Stage, by Friday, MerleFest performances were spread out across the Wilkes Community College Campus, requiring planning to get from one great show to the next. Festival-goers had the opportunity to discover some rising stars. Regional favorites The Harris......

A Rookie’s Guide to MerleFest

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You’ve been promising yourself you’d make it to MerleFest for years. Now you’ve committed. You have your four-day pass (because who would want to miss a daylight?) Now what? WEATHER Expect all four seasons in one day. The end of April in the South is the epitome of fickleness. It......

MERLEFEST 2024: DAY ONE

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The organizers of MerleFest 2024 did not start small, letting the festival build over four days. Instead, they pulled out the stops with some of the hottest bands in bluegrass today. Presley Barker opened on the Watson Stage, and by the time Dan Tyminski Band took the stage, the grounds......

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame presents Day Two of Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey

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On Friday, March 26, Vince Herman and Leftover Salmon hosted the evening performances at the celebration of Jerry Garcia’s bluegrass journey at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Featured performers included Eric Thompson, David Nelson, and Pete Wernick, three original members of the Black Mountain......