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Appalachian Aid Benefit Concert@City Winery–Nashville

Nancy Posey
(Cover Photo: Laci Mack) On October 28, City Winery was the setting for Appalachian Aid, a benefit concert for people living in the tri-state area affected by Hurricane Helene. The idea for the project was born when members of the Kristy Cox and Grasstime, returning home from IBMA World of......
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Thomas Cassell Releases “The Never-Ending Years”

Nancy Posey
Thomas Cassell’s mandolin skills have long garnered respect in the bluegrass world. He is regularly enlisted to play on stage and in the studio with the biggest names in music and with the rising stars. His third solo album The Never-Ending Years, released October 4 on Mountain Fever Records, provides......
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Stephen and Jana Mougin: Bluegrass Mondays at Dee’s

Nancy Posey
Bluegrass Mondays at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge have become a favorite weekly event for music lovers—and musicians—in the Nashville areas. After a six-year residency, East Nash Grass has taken a break while touring, with other local musicians filling the slot. On Monday this week, Jana and Stephen Mougin took to......
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JULIE AND JOHN PENNELL: KEEP ON WALKIN’

Nancy Posey
By the time Julie and John Pennell met at an Ontario Bluegrass festival, they had both begun putting down deep roots in Bluegrass. John played with Vassar Clements and in the early years with Alison Krauss and Union Station.  Growing up in North Bay, Ontario, Julie came from a big......