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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:12:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Interview with Johnny James Qualley from Oakhurst</title>
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      <author>cincygroove</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Oakhurst has had a reputation for torching bar and theater stages throughout the US with its unique sound and unbridled stage energy for years. But lately, the band has also created a stir on major festival stages, cruise ships and European tours. The band’s adept picking, sweet harmonies, and citybilly swagger have cleary come from playing 200+ shows a year in such varied environments. Oakhurst’s unpretentious, go-for-it interpretation of a genre that’s often handled too reverently, sparks interest in bluegrass by folks who don’t know Doc Watson from Doc Holliday.

My Interview with Johnny James Qualley from Oakhurst:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/371

Scott]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Interview with Chris Gangi from Cornmeal</title>
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      <author>cincygroove</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Cornmeal continues to forge a path all their own, pushing the boundaries of bluegrass, Americana and folk for a whole new generation of music lovers. Steeped in the tradition of musical acts such as Old and in the Way, John Hartford, and New Grass Revival, Cornmeal has proven to be an influential presence in the world of roots music. Cornmeal has consistently evolved its sound and stage performance using bluegrass as a springboard for long improvisational work and songs ranging from country, rock and blues to jazz, funk and disco.

My Interview with Chris Gangi from Cornmeal:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/324

Scott]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:25:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] www.BanjoAcademy.org</title>
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      <author>GlennMiller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi Folks

BANJO LESSONS FROM YOUR HOME
The Banjo Academy is a revolution in music instruction. Self-learning from material on the site or Learn LIVE from a professional Banjo teacher over the Internet, all you need is a microphone or web cam.
Learning materials and video lessons are at your fingertips 24 hours a day.
Join the Banjo academy and play in local jam sessions of form your own band
Banjo Academy is the fastest most fun and affordable way to learn to play Banjo.
Click here to go to www.banjoacademy.org]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 01:03:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] PEACH BOTTOM FARM FIDDLE &amp; STRINGS CAMP</title>
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      <author>pattidean</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A unique chance to experience World Class instruction while surrounded by the Appalachian culture &amp; music. Styles include B.G, Canadian, Scottish, Irish, Contest, Classical, Old-timey, Swedish and Appalachian, as well as traditional dance. 

Jam with locals, enjoy an artist performance, bust a button at our famous BBQ/Ceilidh. Come enjoy peaceful Appalachian farm life as you're immersed in GREAT music!     

All ages &amp; abilities welcome. 

Bring your guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, ukulele, fiddle &amp; dancin' shoes!                                                     

We are delighted about this years Instructors. Please, take the time to familiarize yourself with them. 

WE HAVE A FEW SPACES LEFT, ESP. FOR BANJO PLAYERS!

Thank you for your interest and support and don't forget to tell your students and/or friends!

WWWW.PEACHBOTTOMFARM.COM]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:46:11 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Interview with Erik Yates from Hot Buttered Rum String Band</title>
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      <author>cincygroove</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hot Buttered Rum String Band, one of the hardest-working and fastest-rising stars in the musical firmament, has become, over the last five years, a group that is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. It began with a core of five uniquely talented musicians, writing and singing songs on the mountaintops and city streets of Northern California; five musicians who, on the night they realized they loved playing together too much to ever stop, were sipping a warm buttery drink from which the group derived its name. Since that fateful night, the organization has steadily expanded to include a rich tapestry of fans, friends, and family, reaching from coast to coast.

Here is my Interview with Erik Yates:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/278 

Scott]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:12:35 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Mountain Standard Time @ the Katmandu in Nederland, CO</title>
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      <author>jck_strw</author>
      <description><![CDATA[For those in the area, MST will be playing a show at the Katmandu in
Nederland, CO this Friday, May 9. Show starts at 10pm. If you're in
the Boulder area, we may have a party bus available for the long
winding road up the canyon. Contact me off list for details if
interested.

MST is one of the newest bluegrass bands to appear out of the
mountains. Traditional bluegrass is played, but where the band excels
is in the originals that they've written. If you like bluegrass, you
won't be disappointed in their show. Only $5!!! Come early and have an
awesome Nepalese/Indian dinner.

To give them a listen, check out:

http://www.myspace.com/mstband (I recommend On and All Along).

Thanks!

Jim
jckstrw@gmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:29:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Interview with Kym Warner from The Greencards</title>
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      <author>cincygroove</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Four short years ago, a green card was an immigration document - now The Greencards are an acoustic music phenomenon that has played around the world, headlined major festivals, won awards, and toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. They've released three fine albums, and their latest release, Viridian, was nominated at the Grammy Awards Ceremony in 2008 for 'Best Country Instrumental Performance'. The Greencards have an ability to go out on stage in front of 20,000 strangers, and magically turn them into friends and fans.

Here is my Interview with Kym Warner from The Greencards:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/270

Scott]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Interview with Newgrass Pioneer Sam Bush</title>
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      <author>cincygroove</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Besides helming the ever-popular Sam Bush Band, the mandolin prodigy from Kentucky has been a prodigious influence on musicians young and old. Bands like Nickel Creek, Yonder Mountain String Band, and String Cheese Incident, to name just a few, are indebted to Bush's example, not only in his wide-ranging choice of material and rock-based acoustic grooves, but by his captivating, high-energy live shows, which have made him an in demand headliner.

Here is my Interview with New Grass Pioneer Sam Bush
http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/252

Scott]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:42:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] instrument set up/ guitar lessons in South Central Missouri</title>
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      <author>seanmc3473</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hey everybody,
            My name is Sean McCormick.  I recently moved back to Willow Springs, MO (after moving about 10 years ago).  
     I am available for instrument set-up's (string height adjustment, nut/saddle replacement, neck adjustmen, string changes, etc.) as well as guitar lessons.
     I offer VERY reasonable prices (being a musician myself, I know how important it is to have a instrument that is easy to play!).  
     For more information, you can contact me via e-mail at:  seanmc3473@yahoo.com or you can call 417-274-6295 (if no answer, please leave a message)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:20:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Bluegrass and Reality TV</title>
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      <author>whoismyfarmer</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The ABC TV reality show, Wife Swap, will feature the Ohio-based Stockdale Family Bluegrass Band in an upcoming show on Wed. April 23, 2008.  For more info about the band, including music and video, see www.stockdalefamilyband.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:28:35 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Book Signing &amp; Free Concert with John Santa</title>
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      <author>Whit</author>
      <description><![CDATA[John Santa will be performing at McIntyre’s Fine Books and Bookends on July 19 at 11:00 a.m. and signing copies of his new book, Bluegrass Is My Second Language, A Year In The Life Of An Accidental Bluegrass Musician. McIntyre’s is located just south of Chapel Hill at 2000 Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC.  John will be joined by EightTwentythree and members of the RDU Session Players in a musical performance as well.

Bluegrass Is My Second Language, follows the author as he travels throughout North Carolina playing bluegrass for the first time after a lifetime of playing rock and blues. It is a book about the people and the places where true bluegrass music is still played by men who work in plants and on farms during the day and share their gift of music at night. 

Bluegrass Is My Second Language introduces you to the unique places and people of bluegrass. You will visit Haleyland in Reidsville, Jimmy’s Shop and of course, Brown's Ole Opry in McLeansville, a tobacco barn in the middle of nowhere, where bluegrass musicians have played every Saturday night for over 40 years to a faithful following.

For details contact McIntyre’s Fine Books and Bookends at (919) 542-3030 or Whit Kenney at Nine Sages, Inc. at (919) 834-9299 (www.bluegrassbook.com).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:10:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Festivals/Jams in the Sherman/Gainesville area?</title>
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      <author>seanmc3473</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi there!
        My name is Sean McCormick; my wife and I just moved from the Gainesville area to Missouri.  While I lived there, I found a few good places to take in festivals.  One place you should DEFINATELY check out is the Chrystal Opry in Tom Bean TX.  It's just a few miles out of Sherman.  Here's their website:  www.chrystalopryhouse.com
       Hope you have luck finding some music!

Sean]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Festivals/Jams in the Sherman/Gainesville area?</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8898,8898#msg-8898</link>
      <author>GrubbFamily</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We are new to going to festivals for the purpose of singing and enjoying the like-minded fellowship.

Does anyone know of some bluegrass festivals close to Sherman, Denison or Gainesville?  We are in the Whitesboro area and would love to spend our Spring and Summer getting to know other musicians and playing for the glory of our Lord!

Thanks in advance for any info!

-Christy Grubb
www.freewebs.com/grubbsingers]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:22:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Need help !!!!  New to bluegrass.</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8888,8897#msg-8897</link>
      <author>johnrcashfan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Check out Chris Thile's stuff and Ryan Holladay's &quot;New Kid in Town&quot;.]]></description>
      <category>General Bluegrass Discussions</category>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] 2008 RYAN HOLLADAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8896,8896#msg-8896</link>
      <author>johnrcashfan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Festival is returning this year on September 27 and 28th in Camden, Tn. 15 year old Ryan Holladay's guests for this years event include, Cordle, Jackson and Salley, The Grascals, Dailey and Vincent, Bradley Walker and Wire and Wood. This event is being sponsored by the Benton County Tennessee Tourism Board and the City of Camden and the event is absolutely free to everyone.  For more information contact Terry Hudson at 731-441-2214.  Here is the link:
http://www.bluegrassville.com/events.dir/RyanHolladay/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:27:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Need help !!!!  New to bluegrass.</title>
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      <author>thumbpick</author>
      <description><![CDATA[how about going all the way back to the roots. Dr. Ralph Stanley of course. Many have recorded &quot;Man of ......&quot; but to me Ralph conveys the real feeling of the song]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: WHAT IS IT ABOUT BLUEGRASS THAT YOU LOVE</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,313,8894#msg-8894</link>
      <author>MOSSMONSTER</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT HAS HARMONY,MELODY,AND RHYTHM.MOST OTHER STYLES ONLY HAVE RHYTHM LIKE RAP OR ROCK HAS A DRIVING BEAT WITH SOME RHYTHM AND SOMETIMES HAS MELODY BUT NO HARMONY.COUNTRY HAS LOTS OF MELODY,SOME RHYTHM AND MOSTLY HAS HARMONY ONLY IN DUETS.I ALSO LIKE THE SOUND OF INSTRUMENTS,LIKE THE MANDOLIN,FIDDLE,AND BANJO.THE WINTERGRASS FESTIVAL WE ARE HAVING OUT HERE IN TACOMA,WA. ENDS TOMORROW.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:38:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] SAW A GREAT BAND!</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8893,8893#msg-8893</link>
      <author>louisa</author>
      <description><![CDATA[You need to check out Brian Wright &amp; The Waco Tragedies.  Saw them blow away the Hotel Cafe in LA, and look forward to seeing them at SXSW.

More here...

www.brianwrightmusic.com
www.myspace.com/thewacotragedies]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:17:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] New Internet Bluegrass Radio Station</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8892,8892#msg-8892</link>
      <author>JulieRaye</author>
      <description><![CDATA[HEY BLUEGRASS FANS!!!

Just wanted to stop by and invite you to check us out at

www.bluegrassmix.com

The Bluegrass Mix has LIVE SHOWS, GREAT PERSONALITIES, A CHAT ROOM, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS and 24/7 STREAMING when no live show is on!!!

Best of all...FREE!!!

Can't wait to see you there!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:43:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Need help !!!!  New to bluegrass.</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8888,8891#msg-8891</link>
      <author>djangoman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[If you like the sound of &quot;Man of Constant Sorrow&quot; I would also suggest Darrel Scott www.darrelscott.com and John Cowan, www.johncowan.com. I think your punk and metal affinity will draw you to the voices of these two guys. They both have voices that could be at home in a hard driving rock band. Be sure to look for John Cowan's work with the Newgrass Revival, a band from the 1970's that featured some of the best instrumentalists in the business, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush. Their albums featured some great high-energy stuff that my rock 'n roll friends who aren't much into bluegrass will admit liking. Cowan's voice will ease the transition for you. :)

Happy hunting]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:34:06 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Is big publicity good for bluegrass?</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8890,8890#msg-8890</link>
      <author>djangoman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[&quot;Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?&quot;, Alison teams with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, Steve Martin goes on Letterman and Ellen with Trischka, &quot;Shut Up and Sing!&quot; 
And of course in years gone by &quot;Deliverance.&quot;

I must admit I have mixed feelings when bluegrass hits mainstream media. My heart rate increases, my speaking voice goes up a couple of octaves, and I become just like a little kid again when I see the big boys pretending they like bluegrass by featuring it their popular shows. But when I see Paul Shaffer playing Foggy Mountain Breakdown on the piano (as good as it is, and he did make it sound as good as anyone could on the piano) I get a little queasy. It's sort of like ketchup on steak...let's see it's really just beef with tomatoes, quite a common combination and many people like it, but in that form it's just not right. Or maybe a better analogy is caviar on a ham sandwich, I like them both in their proper place.

Whenever bluegrass goes mainstream I have a number of friends who know I like bluegrass coming out of the woodwork and sending me emails telling me to read this biography of Doc Watson or Earl Scruggs or Ralph Stanley, the latest &quot;victim&quot;(?) of people who think bluegrass is played when you just want to stomp your feet and slap your knees hard. Hell, I pretty much have their biographies committed to memory, you don't have to send me an article about them. These are the same people who shout &quot;Yeeehawww&quot; when the banjo break starts. Sorry I'm off on a rant...

Anyway, what do you purists out there think about bluegrass getting a lot of attention. Some would say it shouldn't &quot;get above it's raisin'!&quot; Is it good for the music?]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Need help !!!!  New to bluegrass.</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8888,8889#msg-8889</link>
      <author>Tomahawk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Assuming you like that song, other old faithfulls like Ricky Scaggs and Alison Krauss can't be beat. There are many great bluegrass bands out there listed in this website. Union Station, who is Alison Krauss's band, is responsible for &quot;Man of Constant Sorround&quot;.
Tomahawk]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:46:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Need help !!!!  New to bluegrass.</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,8888,8888#msg-8888</link>
      <author>wolffman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Listening (repeatedly) to Tyminski's Man of Constant Sorrow has certainly thrown me for a loop.  As a guy devoted to nothing but punk and metal since 1980, this is a bit of a surprise.  Does anybody have any suggestions about what to get next?  The rest of the O Brother CD is okay but Tyminski's song  seriously blows me away.  I would really appreciate it.  Thanks.]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: WHAT IS IT ABOUT BLUEGRASS THAT YOU LOVE</title>
      <link>http://bluegrassworld.com/messageboard/read.php?1,313,8887#msg-8887</link>
      <author>Tomahawk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi Dave,
I have been playing just about every kind of music now for about 25 years as a bass player. I have made my own discoveries about the various forms of music and their inseptions. Here is what I believe about Bluegrass. One, it was born out of hard times,Sung from the souls of those who were most affected. Two, it was a personal outlet and a way of telling neighbors &quot;I understand,I'm there for you&quot;. Three, it can be reproduced by anyone knowing a handfull of cords. What I mean by this is that Bluegrass is not an intimidating style of music. It is what makes families and friends get together on a friday night at Uncle Bill's house and jam until after midnight and no one cares how it sounds. 35 year old southern rock is the same way. Every garrage band I knew could play &quot;Sweet Home Alabama&quot; or &quot;Taken Care of Business&quot; when I was a kid growing up.
And four,it's the sweet harmonies of the accoustic instruments and the voices, liken unto the 120 in Paul's upper room, and how they blend togather as one. It defines homes Dave. It is as comforting as Grandma's quilt.
Tomahawk]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:33:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
God bless each and everyone of you for your efforts in keeping Bluegrass alive. I have been playing electric bass for almost 25 years. Playing everything from the old &quot;redback&quot; hymnal to classic rock to Darlene Chech. Bluegrass was a secret love of mine but never played it (no one else in the family understood). I recently borrowed an upright from a kid at church. I never played anything without frets and was, at first, a little nervous. It didn't take long though and I was up and running. My Dad came down from Wisconsin for a visit a couple of weekends ago and wanted to here us play some ol' Christmas music. I decided to breakout the upright. What a difference. We made him cry when we played Silverbells and then tapping his foot to Dueling Banjos between the upright and the keyboard. We had a lot of fun. Must have played for 4 hours all thanks to that bass. I am completely hooked now but sadly had to give back the bass. I am on the the hunt for 4/4 but don't know where to begin. If anyone out there knows where I could get my hands on a good used one I would apreciate it. I live close to Indianapolis, if it helps. I will be honest, medical bills will keep me from affording anything to fancy but I will take all into concideration. Well, thanks folks for letting me get sentimental for a moment and we'll talk to you soon.
Tomahawk]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Re: Shorty's Strickly Bluegrass Festival</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Be sure to get your advance show tickets and save $$$. Thursday Feb. 28th is the Branson Show featuring Goldwing Express. You don't have to go to Branson, Shorty is bringing Branson to you! Then the Bluegrass starts Fri. evening so make your plans now to attend. East Peoria IL is the place to be from Feb. 28-March 2 at the Stoney Creek Inn. Music and fun for all!
Let me hear from some of you bluegrassers!

BLUEGRASS RULES!!!!]]></description>
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      <author>Whit</author>
      <description><![CDATA[A friend of mine named John Santa has written a book that chronicles his journey into the world of Bluegrass. After a lifetime of playing blues, jazz, and most everything else, John was injected with the bluegrass virus while doing a guest gig with a local bluegrass band. 

This book follows him over the next couple of years as he comes to know not just the music, but also the people and the places that make this such a unique and wonderful realm. He takes you to places like Haleyland, and Brown's Ole Opry (a tobacco barn in the middle of nowhere that has hosted bluegrass music every Saturday night for the last 40 years). He introduces you to real bluegrass pickers that quit playing early at night because they have fields to tend when the sun come up. Mostly, he just makes you smile as he tells his stories. 

Go to www.bluegrassbook.com to learn more about the book, read some reviews, and it you want, it is available there through Paypal.]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] Shorty's Strickly Bluegrass Festival</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Be sure to plan your weekend getaway in East Peoria IL Feb. 28 for Shorty's Thursday Night Branson Show featuring Goldwing Express then kick back for a great Bluegrass Festival starting Feb. 29 March 1 &amp; 2 2008. Great lineup for the weekend including Arlington, Faris Family, Martin Family, 1st Impression, Kickin Grass, Bluegrass Addiction and Goldwing Express......We have lots of giveaways and raffles, 24 hour jammin,and all the good clean happy music you could want for. Come enjoy the shows with these award winning performers! 
Advance tickets for the weekend are $25.00 and that includes 4 shows.Friday 7PM, Sat. 1 &amp; 7PM and we end the weekend with a Sun. morning Gospel starting at 9:30. Advance Branson tickets are $20.00. Show starts Thursday 7PM. What a Show 
For more info contact Shorty 641-799-0565 or email shortysbluegrass@prodigy.net. 
I can email you a flyer upon request...Stoney Creek Inn in East Peoria sits along the banks of the Illinois River and this lodge type setting is just the ticket to enjoy your favorite bluegrass tunes.]]></description>
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      <title>[General Bluegrass Discussions] River City Bluegrass Festival</title>
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      <author>River City Bluegrass Festival</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi There, 

We produce the RiverCity Bluegrass Festival at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The dates are January 4, 5, &amp; 6, 2008. 

This event is the largest and most significant to be held in the Portland area ever. 

Headliners this year include The Del McCoury Band, Rhonda Vincent &amp; The Rage, David Grisman Quintet, Marty Stuart, Dan Tyminski, Porter Wagoner, The Flatlanders, Doyle Lawson and Tim O’Brien.  Plus regional bands ranging from Jackstraw, Misty River, Cross Eyed Rosie, The Buckles, Whiskey Puppy,  Chickweed, Kung Pao Chickens, The Barbeque Orchestra and many more. 

Workshops on all instruments, vendors and Music Millennium will be included. If you love America’s original music live and in person, you’ll be a happy camper during these three days. 


Thank you for your time. 
RiverCity Bluegrass Festival 
www.rivercitybluegrass.com 
(503)282-0877 




For immediate release:

RiverCity Bluegrass Festival
A Benefit for Ethos Music Center  
Sponsored by The Oregonian A &amp; E

www.rivercitybluegrass.com 
Oregon Convention Center
Contact:  Christine Palmer, Palmer Wirfs &amp; Associates
(503)282-0877 or info@rivercitybluegrass.com 

Marty Stuart, Del McCoury Band, Porter Wagoner, David Grisman Quintet headline RiverCity Bluegrass Festival

Dates: Friday, Saturday &amp; Sunday, January 4, 5 &amp; 6, 2008

Location:  Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR

Hours:  Friday, Doors at 4pm, Music starts at 5pm.  Saturday: Doors at 10am, Music begins at 11am and goes ‘til 1am on Saturday.  On Sunday, doors open at 10am, music starts at 11am and ends at 8:30pm.

Tickets:  Weekend Pass: $125.00. Friday night passes are $35.00. All day Saturday passes are $55.00, Saturday night tickets are $35.00.  All day Sunday passes are $50.00. Available through TicketsWest by phone at (503)224-TIXX, on the web at www.ticketswest.com or at any Safeway outlet.  

Description of the event: Now in its 4th year, The River City Bluegrass Festival is a rare chance to see the ‘best of the best’ in acoustic and bluegrass music. Most of the artists are coming from the Nashville area.  RiverCity is an interactive, move-around-and-make-friends music event. The festival, which is the largest winter bluegrass/acoustic music festival ever held in Portland, features two and a half days of non-stop music and workshops, including many of the top acts in acoustic music today (see below for performer information).  The festival offers music on two stages, from traditional to progressive bluegrass, acoustic Americana , Texas swing, plus a little blues.  Performers will hold workshops on banjo, mandolin, guitar, vocal harmony and stage presence. Workshops will begin at 10am on Saturday and Sunday.  And, as at any good bluegrass festival worthy of its name, there will be plenty of jamming, both at the convention center and at the headquarters hotel.

Special Hotel Feature: The Red Lion Convention Center is hosting a late night jam on Saturday from 10pm to 6am in the Grand Ballroom.  Food &amp; Beverage will be available.

The fine folks at Lagunitas Brewing Company, who are donating all proceeds after costs to Ethos Music Center, will be back to provide the Beer part of the Beer &amp; Wine Garden. Lagunitas will be offering their usual fine selection of fine brews.  Nehalem Bay Winery will be selling wine beverages.

Our non-profit partner is Ethos Music Center.  Ethos' award winning programs even the educational playing field by making the benefits of music education available to every student regardless of income.
Ethos' programs are available on a sliding scale so that every child can participate.  Free instrument rental is available for students on free or reduced lunch at school. Ethos' name is derived from the ancient Greek &quot;Doctrine of Ethos&quot; that held that music can change your thoughts, moods, and actions.  In light of the numerous studies that demonstrate the tremendous benefits of music education, Ethos believes that every child should have the opportunity to make music. Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cuts that limited music education in public schools.  Visit www.ethos-inc.org for more information about their programs.

The RiverCity Bluegrass Festival will be conducting school assemblies during early January to showcase the sound of bluegrass and other ‘roots’ music.  Ethos also receives cash through the Festival’s partners.

The Lineup for 2008:

Marty Stuart &amp; The Fabulous Superlatives		Dan Tyminski
Porter Wagoner					Doyle Lawson &amp; Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band				Darol Anger &amp; The Republic Of Strings
The David Grisman Quintet				Dry Branch Fire Squad
The Seldom Scene					Tim O’Brien
Rhonda Vincent &amp; The Rage				David Grier 
John Reischman &amp; The Jaybirds			Misty River
The Flatlanders with Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore


Information about the Performers:  						
Marty Stuart &amp; The Fabulous Superlatives. Marty Stuart is country music’s renaissance man. He has scored six top-ten hits, one platinum and five gold albums, and four Grammy Awards. Hailing from Mississippi, Marty has been a fixture in country and bluegrass music for his entire career.  As a Nashville sideman, Stuart has recorded with virtually every major roots music figure of his era, from Lester Flatt to Jerry Lee Lewis and Bob Dylan. Marty began his career in 1972 at age 13, playing mandolin and lead guitar with Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass (until Lester's death in 1979.) Lester always referred to him as &quot;Little Marty Stuart.&quot; After the Nashville Grass, worked with Johnny Cash for six years.  Stuart recorded his first album as a bandleader in 1977 for the Ridge Runner label; it was called Marty, With a Little Help From My Friends. But, playing with Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs and Cash, Stuart's 1982 Sugar Hill debut Busy Bee Café announced his actual arrival. After recording 1986’s Marty Stuart and its follow-up Let There Be Country for Sony, Stuart moved to MCA. There, producers Tony Brown and Richard Bennett joined to produce Stuart¹s commercial breakthrough, 1989's Hillbilly Rock. The album¹s stinging twang and propulsive rhythm section blended glamorous honky-tonk with bluegrass virtuosity, staking out Stuart¹s signature style. The title track went top-ten, and Stuart's 1991 follow-up delivered hits as well with &quot;Burn Me Down&quot; and the title song, &quot;Tempted.&quot; One year later, Stuart was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1990, he recorded a duet titled &quot;Whiskey Ain't Workin' with Travis Tritt. This song was also co-written by Marty. It went on to be a Top 10 hit on both R&amp;R and Billboard charts. His last album, recorded with The Fabulous Superlatives in 2005 was entitled ‘Live At The Ryman’.

Porter Wagoner: Porter Wagoners’ broad smile, flashy costume and memorable songs are the very image of a country music star. Indeed, he is an icon in the music industry. The “Thin Man From West Plains” (Missouri), is among the most recognized names and images in all of country music. His grand showmanship, his rhinestone suits, his loyalty to the Grand Ole Opry, his TV leadership, his championing of Dolly Parton, his unique singing voice, his exquisite recitations, his songwriting, and especially, his record production, have all culminated in the legacy that is Porter Wagoner.  A four-time Grammy winner, Porter is a welcome addition to the RiverCity Bluegrass Festival.  He’ll be using Marty Stuart and his band, The Fabulous Superlatives to back him up on Saturday night at the Festival.

The Del McCoury Band.  Coming from Nashville, the Del McCoury is the gold standard in lbluegrass music. From 1963-1964, Del worked with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Hired by Monroe to play guitar and sing lead, McCoury didn't even own a guitar. Monroe gave him two weeks to get one and learn to play—and he did. In 1987, he started The Del McCoury Band. His two sons Ronnie and Robbie are also in his band, which is known as the &quot;most awarded band in the history of bluegrass.&quot;  In 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, the band won IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) award for Male Vocalist of the Year. In 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the band won IBMA award for Entertainer of the Year. In 1996 and 1997, won the IBMA award for Instrumental Group of the Year. From 1993-2000, Ronnie McCoury won the IBMA award for Mandolin Player of the Year for eight consecutive years. In 1995, Ronnie and Rob McCoury recorded a duet album featuring their individual talents. 
In 1998, The Del McCoury Band appeared on CBS-TV special called &quot;To Life: America Celebrates Israel's 50th.&quot; They played with a Klezmer band to show the similarities between traditional American music and traditional Israeli music. Also on the program: Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick, Jr., Natalie Cole, Michael Douglas, Kevin Costner. In 1998, the band recorded with Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman as the &quot;GrooveGrass Boyz.&quot; In 2001 &amp; 2002 they toured with the &quot;Down from the Mountain&quot; tour. In 2002, they won IBMA award for Song of the Year (&quot;1952 Vincent Black Lightning&quot;).  In 2003, the band went on a national tour with Leftover Salmon, acquiring thousands of young new fans known as &quot;DelHeads.&quot;  On October 25, 2003, Del became a member of the Grand Old Opry. The surprise announcement was made by Sonny Osborne and Ricky Skaggs on October 2 at the IBMA Awards on McCoury's acceptance of his 8th Entertainer of the Year award. In 2003 Del started his own record label, McCoury Music. In 2004, won IBMA award for Album of the Year (for &quot;It's Just the Night&quot;). In 2006, Del began doing a weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio called &quot;Hand Picked by Del.&quot;.  During summer of 2007, the band went on an 18-city tour with Vince Gill. 

The Seldom Scene: Considered to be one of, if not the most influential bluegrass band of the last 30 years, the Festival counts itself very fortunate to be able to offer this band since they are particular about which events they play. Coming from Washington DC, The Seldom Scene was formed in 1979 and named themselves the Seldom Scene because at the time, they all had day jobs and only wanted to play one club date a week so they could stay close to home. They have since released 19 CDs over the years.  Members include DUDLEY CONNELL, who plays a masterful guitar and provides powerful lead vocals for The Scene, which has a reputation for challenging the bounds of Bluegrass. Connell's musical virtuosity has pushed the group beyond these bounds. Audiences delight in Connell's renditions of traditional songs like &quot;Old Train&quot;, folk ballads such as &quot;Blue Diamond Mine&quot;, and blues songs like &quot;Rollin' and Tumblin'&quot;. Connell is a former member of The Johnson Mountain Boys. One of the founding members, banjo player Ben Eldridge, has been with The Seldom Scene since its inception, and he still performs with the same fire and enthusiasm that characterized the band's early days as a progressive group that took Bluegrass music to new heights. Playing Dobro for The Scene is one of the most respected dobro players on the Bluegrass scene today, FRED TRAVERS. He is also an accomplished vocalist who brings solid lead and harmony to The Scene. The newest member of The Scene is also a former member (back to the future!) - LOU REID. Reid, who plays mandolin for The Scene and provides the tenor vocals, is also a former member of Ricky Scaggs band and, most recently, of the group Carolina. On lead, or when providing harmony, Reid's vocals are the epitome of the powerful, &quot;high, lonesome&quot; tenor that is the signature of Bluegrass music. RONNIE SIMPKINS plays rock-steady bass for the group and provides the bass vocals in The Scene's quartets as well. Simpkins has been performing Bluegrass music since childhood and is a former member of The Tony Rice Unit.  Again, we are very proud to be able to offer this band to Portland.

David Grisman Quintet: One of the first to successfully fuse bluegrass with jazz and classical styles, David hails from the Bay Area.  David refers to his music as ‘dawg’ music, which are his initials. His friend Jerry Garcia gave the nickname to him. Performing as the Quintet since 1975, Frets Magazine called David's music &quot;bluegrass-jazz-Gypsy-rock-Middle-Eastern-Hebraic-folk-classical-Grisman.&quot; Billboard Magazine has called it &quot;fire-breathing acoustic string music that fuses the emotional freedom of rock to the tight precision of bluegrass.&quot; Bill Monroe once acknowledged David as his &quot;heir apparent&quot; to the mandolin. At the Festival on Saturday morning, David will be teaching a master’s workshop on the instrument, an extraordinary opportunity for advanced mandolin players.

Rhonda Vincent &amp; The Rage:  Appearing at the Festival on both Saturday and Sunday, Rhonda’s new album, ‘All American Bluegrass Girl’ has seen airplay on CMT and country radio, although her music is solid bluegrass. Coming from Kirksville, Missouri, her many awards include: IBMA 2004 Female Vocalist of the Year , 2004 Song of the Year - Kentucky Borderline, 2004 Recorded Event of the Year, 2001 Entertainer of the Year, 2001 Recorded Event of the Year.  She has also been awarded Female Vocalist for the year by IBMA for 7 straight years - 2000 through 2006. She is also considered to be the hardest working woman in bluegrass, constantly touring.  She’s also one of the most approachable artists in the genre, ready to spend time with fans at every show.

Dan Tyminski: The guitar player and vocalist in Alison Kraus’ band Union Station, Dan is probably known best for the being George Clooney’s voice on Man Of Constant Sorry from Oh Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack. Crowds go crazy when he sings it because it’s really HIS voice.  Dan comes to us from Virginia. He just may be the closest thing bluegrass music has to a Renaissance man. As a mandolin player, guitarist, recording engineer and producer, not to mention a vocalist who can instantaneously switch from delicate harmonies to fiery leads, he’s spent time in two of music’s most prominent ensembles – first the Lonesome River Band and, for the past thirteen years, Alison Krauss and Union Station.  Dan’s love and feel for traditional bluegrass did not come from growing up in the southern Appalachians but in Vermont. Dan recalls, &quot;My parents used to always listen to old-time country music – Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams… On weekends they would take me to every bluegrass festival that they could and to shows where my mother would get up and sing a little bit. My mother used to play guitar and sing in Vermont and upstate New York, and she’s the first one who I noticed that made me want to do it.&quot;

The Flatlanders (featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore &amp; Butch Hancock):  “The Flatlanders]are supreme practitioners of an art form shaped over the years by the likes of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb [and] Waylon Jennings... Listening to them is like watching one of those old Westerns where three strangers ride into town to shake things up. You'll be glad they did.&quot; –People Magazine 2005.  
The fact that Texas music titans Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock - on their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972 - were completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on to have formidable solo careers is a testament to their talent and determination. Add to this their diverse yet complimentary styles - Joe the street-wise rocker, Jimmie Dale the mystic with the classic country voice and Butch the cerebral folk singer - and you've got a story of one of the most extraordinary kinships in American musical history.
It took these Flatlanders a mere three decades to release the sequel to their legendary debut. So the swift arrival of the group's latest New West album Wheels of Fortune - which comes hard on the heels of 2002's widely acclaimed Now Again - is a delightful and very welcome surprise. The fourteen songs that make up Wheels Of Fortune are absolute wonders of songcraft, sung by three of the most authentic voices in music today. Joe, Jimmie and Butch initially reunited as The Flatlanders in 1998 to do a one-off recording, at the behest of Robert Redford's people, for the soundtrack of The Horse Whisperer.

Doyle Lawson &amp; Quicksilver: Coming from Bristol, Tennessee, Doyle formed Quicksilver in 1979. In 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, won IBMA awards for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year. In 2006 presented with a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, DC. In earning the award, the highest conferred by the NEA upon folk and traditional artists “whose contributions, primarily through teaching, advocacy, organizing, and preserving important repertoires, have greatly benefited their artistic tradition,” Lawson joins a select group of bluegrass artists who have received Fellowships, including the genre’s founder, Bill Monroe; banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs; legendary guitarist Doc Watson; mountain music stylist Ralph Stanley and dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree by King College in Bristol, Tennessee.
Doyle &amp; Quicksilver just released their 40th CD entitled ‘More Behind The Picture Than The Wall’. 

Tim O’Brien Band: Coming from Nashville, Tim has a long, rich history as a bluegrass performer and writer.  From 1979 to 1990, Tim was a member of the band, Hot Rize. O'Brien's description of his musical style: &quot;weird-country, electro-acoustic, folk-beat, walkin-the-line-between-several-genres acoustic music that rocks a bit, but you understand the words.&quot; In 2006, Tim won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording.  In 1993 and 2006, he won IBMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. 2006, won IBMA award for Song of the Year (&quot;Look Down that Lonesome Road&quot;). 

Dry Branch Fire Squad: Coming to Portland from Springfield, Ohio. Formed in 1976 by mandolinist Ron Thomason, Dry Branch specializes in raw, mountain-style vocals and the dry humor of emcee Thomason. Host band for the annual &quot;Grey Fox&quot; Bluegrass Festival in New York. Thomason's first pro job was in 1971 with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. (Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were also members of that group). 

David Grier: The most award-winning guitarist in recent memory is David Grier. For the past several years, he has been voted by the members of the International Bluegrass Music Association as Best Guitar Player of the Year. He has also appeared on two Grammy- winning recordings: &quot;True Life Blues-A Tribute to Bill Monroe&quot; and &quot;The Great Dobro Sessions.&quot; David is also included in the book, &quot;1,000 Great Guitarists.&quot; His inspiration to learn guitar came from exposure to Bill Monroe while his father, Lamar Grier, played banjo for the Blue Grass Boys in the middle 1960s

Darol Anger and The Republic Of Strings: Having recently moved from Nashville to Portland, Oregon Darol is a fiddle player extraordinaire.  Unfortunately his touring schedule has him on the road from coast to coast most of the time. This band will be joined by Alex Hargreaves, a local fiddle player, age 15.

In addition to these performers will be 12 of the best bands from the Pacific Northwest who will be performing on the Cascade Stage all weekend.]]></description>
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