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  • The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf

    Slovak banjoist Richard Ciferský, founder of innovative music accessory company Banjolit and banjo man with Bill Faster in the Slovak Republic, has released a unique and interesting project called The Adventures of Willo the Dwarf, which combines an audio CD with new, original bluegrass songs, with a children's book he

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  • Johnny & the Yooahoos win IBMA International Band Performance Grant

    German grassers Johnny & the Yooahoos have been selected as the recipients of the 2024 IBMA International Band Performance Grant, with provides financial assistance to an especially worthy non-US bluegrass act to allow them to travel to the States to showcase at World of Bluegrass. This program was launched in 2022

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  • Even more images from MerleFest 2024

    Jerry Douglas with The Earls of Leicester at MerleFest 2024 - photo © Bryce LaFoon Here is another gallery of photos taken by Bryce LaFoon at MerleFest last weekend. He was there the whole time, and we have more of his images to share even still.

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  • Knee Deep in Love from Fast Track

    Engelhardt Music Group has a new single for Fast Track, who are rapidly becoming a favorite for fans of traditional bluegrass all across the country. Experienced sidemen all, the band was formed as Cardinal Tradition to accompany David Parmley prior to his most recent retirement, since rescinded. When David stopped

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  • Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Stacja Folk from Poland

    When a band takes its name from a generalized genre, it would seem to reflect both confidence and credibility. Given the accolades accrued by Stacja Folk — a handle that's loosely translated from the Polish as "Folk Station" —  those attributes seem well deserved. In 2022, they became the only

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  • My Memories of John Hartford by Bob Carlin

    University Press of Mississippi has announced the release of a new book by old time banjo master Bob Carlin, entitled My Memories of John Hartford. It's a memoir of the friendship between Carlin and the late John Hartford, one of the most influential bluegrass or old time artists of the 20th

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