Bluegrass Routes – bluegrass trivia game
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Rob Iery has been a devoted bluegrass fan for nearly 40 years, but with his career as a middle school teacher consuming his time, he had to content himself as a part-time picker and avid consumer. Now that he has retired, Rob has been able to focus his energies on musical passions, and has produced a bluegrass trivia board game called Bluegrass Routes . Four years in the making, and released just last month, Bluegrass Routes, is designed to be a fun and educational experience for anyone who has a love for the music. For Iery, it was a desire to “give back” to the music that has given him so much joy. “I’m not the greatest picker, so I wanted to do something that would help promote our wonderful music and give the bluegrass fans something other than records to be entertained by.” So Rob set to work, creating a concept (board design, rules of play), enlisting an artist to complete the graphics, and finding a manufacturer. Oh… and coming up with triva questions. “I researched websites, back issues of bluegrass magazines, personal interviews with the musicians, and other sources for about a year. I actually had 1650 questions to start with, but had to cut it down to 1200 due to cost.” The game sells for $29.95 and ships with a 20” x 20” game board, a box of trivia cards, 20 instrument cards, 4 game pieces and 1 die. It can be played by 2 to 4 players or teams. The questions are broken into five categories to test your knowledge of bluegrass history and lore. Legends & Pioneers Brothers & Misfits Songs Bands & Bandleaders Sidemen Ron said the finding the right name for his game was the toughest part. “Finally, I came up with Bluegrass Routes as a play on words, and a way of life for the bluegrass musician. It is a ‘roots’ music and bands travel the ‘routes’ to try and make it to that special bluegrass venue that shows they have arrived as a bluegrass band.” Iery is distributing the game himself, and copies can be ordered from his web site .
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Black Mountain Music Scene. THINK BLACK MOUNTAIN . . . . . . . THINK MUSIC. FEATURED concerts are listed below and can be viewed by date or by venue by clicking the links at the right. A COMPLETE CONCERT CALENDAR is available by …
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Bulldogs best Eastern Montgomery
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Music From The Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia – Cybergrass
Music From The Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia Cybergrass Music From The Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia will be heard Saturday, April 24, 2010 for two entertaining shows — 4:00PM and 8:00PM. …
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Bluegrass contest boasts greater participation than previous years (The Rogersville Review)
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ROGERSVILLE – The 7th Annual East Tennessee Young Musicians Bluegrass Contest was held on Saturday with rousing success, according to organizer Randy Ball.
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Black Mountain Music Scene: Thu 3/11 Brittany Reilly an Almost …
Black Mountain Music Scene. THINK BLACK MOUNTAIN . . . . . . . THINK MUSIC. FEATURED concerts are listed below and can be viewed by date or by venue by clicking the links at the right. A COMPLETE CONCERT CALENDAR is available by …
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Mountain music melodies
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It’s no secret this region’s musical heritage is steeped in Appalachian and country influences.
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Bluegrass at Denison University video
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We’ve posted twice recently about Ohio’s Denison University , and their new academic focus on bluegrass within their music program. Beginning with the Fall ‘10 semester, students can complete their BA in music with a concentration in bluegrass. Bluegrass isn’t new to Denison. They have offered bluegrass ensembles for several years, and hold a festival on campus each year, but the official announcement of the bluegrass concentration was made this February . Andy Carlson, who directs the bluegrass side of the music program with Casey Cook, is especially proud of what they are doing, and crows that this move makes Denison one of only three post-secondary schools in the US offering a degree with a serious bluegrass focus. The school has created an informational video where Carlson, and several students, express their positive view of bluegrass at Denison. You can get more details about Denison on their web site .
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Mountain music melodies (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
It’s no secret this region’s musical heritage is steeped in Appalachian and country influences. Before Nashville, Cincinnati was a magnet. Now, here are four CD releases that draw on that heritage in very different ways.
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Nedski & Mojo on Music City Roots
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Among the guests on last night’s (3/3) edition of Music City Roots were Nedski & Mojo (Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin). Both are familiar faces (and voices) in the bluegrass world, but typically in supporting roles. The Nedski & Mojo Show is their joint venture into the spotlight, as a side project when they are free from other commitments. Ned is a regular DJ on Sirius-XM satellite radio’s Bluegrass Junction, and the banjo player with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers . Stephen plays guitar with Sam Bush, and operates a recording studio ( Dark Shadow Recording ) near Nashville. Their appearance on Music City Roots, a weekly live radio program on WSM, was captured on video, so without further ado…
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