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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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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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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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Images Of America: Kentucky Bluegrass Music
Arcadia Publishing has a wide-ranging series of photo books in their Images of America collection. Aimed primarily at regional markets, each book assembles iconic local images into attractive paperback editions that are sold in bookstores and gift shops in the vicinity. Some titles have a statewide focus, and it is one of these that caught our attention. Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music contains more than 100 pages of wonderful images, tracing the contributions of Kentucky musicians to bluegrass music from the 1930s to today. The photos were collected by James C. Claypool from a wide variety of sources (all credited in the book). The book is printed on heavy, gloss stock and the 200 plus images are left in their original state – not repaired or enhanced for publication. Following a brief introduction for the befit of the uninitiated, the photo display begins, divided into ten chapters. The Beginnings The 1940s and Early 50s The Bluegrass Revival’s Formative Years Keeping The Faith The 1970s Classic and Progressive Bluegrass The 1980s Sustaining The Momentum The Modern Bluegrass Circuit in Kentucky The Stars of Today and Tomorrow Each photo gets its own descriptive paragraph and while I won’t pretend that he didn’t miss anyone, Claypool has put together a fairly exhaustive compendium of important figures in Kentucky bluegrass. Of course there are several images of the big guys, like Bill Monroe, JD Crowe and Ricky Skaggs, but it is the photos of lesser-known artists and personalities that provide some of the book’s greatest pleasures. That and the always-entertaining pictures of popular pickers when they were much younger. The publishers have graciously allowed us to include a few photographs from the book, to offer a taste of what you’ll find in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music . (Reprinted with permission from Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music , by James C. Claypool. Available from the publisher online at www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665.) I have certainly enjoyed going through this book. There are a few inaccuracies and omissions in the photo captions, but not anywhere near enough to really raise a quibble. Any bluegrass fan will appreciate having a copy of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Music . Orders can be placed online .
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Make a note: WNCW radio to feature Old Fort’s Mountain Music – Hickory Daily Record
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Make a note: WNCW radio to feature Old Fort’s Mountain Music Hickory Daily Record These two-minute vignettes, which will air on Fridays just before 8 pm, will feature Old Fort’s own music program, Old Fort Mountain Music , this Friday. … Living Traditions on WNCW Boone Mountain Times all 2 news articles??
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McDowell Mountain Music Festival moving – AZ Central.com
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McDowell Mountain Music Festival moving AZ Central.com He also is the creator of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. The festival has been a mainstay at Scottsdale’s WestWorld every spring. … Builder strives to give back to community AZ Central.com all 2 news articles??
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Larry Stephenson annouces Whysper Dream Music
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Larry Stephenson’s 20th Anniversary CD, with the delightfully appropriate title 20th Anniversary , was released earlier this week on his brand new label, Whysper Dream Music. The label takes its name from he and Dreama’s baby girl, Falon Whysper, whose birth in April 2009 was the culmination of many years of dreams and prayers. The new company was formed in the aftermath of Pinecastle Records shutting down on February 1, with almost no notice to artists or business associates. 20th Anniversary was already scheduled for a 2/23 release, so Larry had to scramble to get all the ducks lined up in time to keep the date, which had been announced months ago. Whysper Dream has obtained the master and all rights to 20th Anniversary from Pinecastle, and a new edition with modified packaging is on the way. All wholesale and retail distribution will come through the new label. A web site is in progress now, and you can reach them now through Larry’s site . Larry is hopeful that he will also be able to offer his back catalog projects once they get past this initial release. As for 20th Anniversary, it is meant to convey precisely what the title suggests. Larry shared a few thoughts with us last year when he was finishing up work on the project, which has him in the studio with some of the talented pickers and singers with hwom he has been associated over the past two decades. “The guests I have are some of my best friends and people I admire and respect in the music business. Dudley Connell, Sonny Osborne, Ronnie Reno, David Parmley, Dale Ann Bradley, Del McCoury, Dailey & Vincent, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Aubrey Haynie, Ben Surratt, and Kenny Ingram who has been with me since January. We recorded new songs and old songs that are favorites of mine that I’ve always wanted to record. All the guests were awesome and I can’t wait for everyone to hear what we have.” The songs feature Larry with a variety of singers, and particularly highlight his skills as a duet and trio vocalist. Here he is with Ricky Skaggs: My Old Kentucky And You: …and with bluegrass vocal superstars Dailey & Vincent: Give This Message To Your Heart: You can hear samples from all 13 tracks online .
Curling and bluegrass music?
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Did you think that bluegrass music would somehow escape curling-mania? Chris Jones , Sirius-XM radio host and fearless leader of Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, contacted us with the news that his latest CD, Cloud of Dust , is now available on iTunes . He also shared that while he is busy preparing for the band’s busiest festival season ever, they have all been glued to the Winter Olympics on television, especially the curling. They feel a personal connection to the US curling teams because they performed last year at the Olympic curling trials in Colorado, where they saw both the US teams qualify. Chris opened the event singing the Star Spangled Banner . Chris and his wife Sally (who was a featured performer at the trials as well) are also known to participate in the sport themselves. There is a nice “Curling For Dummies” overview on Chris’ web site for those a bit foggy on the rules, and he explained how he became a proponent of the stone and the broom. “Sally is from northern Alberta, where curling is very popular, and it runs in the family. Her sister Marcy is a past Canadian champion in the sport and two of her brothers are competitive curlers who have both played against the current Canadian Olympic team at different times. I took up the sport about 5 years ago. All I can say is it’s way harder than it looks. Learning to play in Alberta for me is a little like taking up the banjo in your 40s and trying to keep up on Dear Old Dixie with a bunch of people who have been playing their whole lives!” You can find the Chris Jones & The Night Drivers’ tour schedule online . The band features Ned Luberecki on banjo, Jon Weisberger on bass, and Jones on guitar and lead vocals. When you catch them live, be sure to get Chris to tell you how he injured himself on the ice. Hint: it wasn’t a curling-related accident.
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Mapping Bluegrass with TuneGlue
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If you’ve ever wanted to explore the relationships between artists and band you like, then TuneGlue is an app you’re likely to enjoy. TuneGlue will “map” the music you like. You type in an artist or band name to start and that artist will appear in the main window. clicking on the target icon next to the artist name will bring up a contextual menu letting you “expand” to other related artists. The relationships are powered by Last FM and Amazon . There are several other options in that contextual menu, the most interesting being “Releases.” But I couldn’t get that one to respond. Maybe you’ll have better luck. My understanding is that it queries Amazon for album releases by the artist, allowing you purchase the music. The fun part about TuneGlue is visualizing the relationships between artists. Take a look at the snapshot included in the post and you’ll see that our little corner of the music world is pretty closely connected. I started with a search for Bill Monroe . That seemed an appropriate place to start. when I expanded I got six related artists. Just kind of randomly clicking through by quickly choosing the one of the six I found most appealing, I ended up with the “map” you see in that image. You’ll notice that everything is clumped together pretty closely. I guess all bluegrass does sound the same! Hardly, but the relationships are fun to explore. So click over to TuneGlue and try your own visual music map starting with your favorite bluegrass artist, and see where it leads you. Who knows, you may stumble across a name you need to explore.
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Bluegrass flourishes in the desert (Explorer News)
J.D. Fitzgerald/Special to The Explorer, Charlie Sides feels the music while he plays the mandolin.
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McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2010: The Less-Impressive Follow-Up
Fearless prediction : McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2010 will not be on par with MMMF 2009.
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Bluegrass Art from David Emory
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It’s no secret that The Bluegrass Blog celebrates the intersection of musical art with other forms such as painting and drawing. So we’re pleased to bring to your attention, another fine artist with an interest in bluegrass music. David Emory works with acrylic paint on watercolor paper. Most of his work to this point has been capturing the beauty of nature and wildlife, but after attending the Galax Fiddlers Convention in 2008, his childhood memories were stirred and he was inspired to capture the excitement of a jam session with paint and paper. The “Scrub One Off” painting was inspired by a weekend spent at the Galax Fiddlers Convention a couple years ago. I took some pictures while I roamed from campsite to campsite, and found myself listening to the songs but watching the hands and fingers of the players. I think that is one of the greatest things about bluegrass, the musicians are great pickers and work so well together blending into the mix. You can record a good bluegrass group with one microphone and it still sounds great. That pure feeling of those acoustic instruments that is what I tried to capture in the painting. The painting is 14″ tall by 29″ wide. The original is still available for purchase, but you may also buy a print or even a license plate of the painting. Visit DavidEmoryArt.com to see a full listing of available paintings, prints, and other items. We caught up with David via email and asked him a few questions about his involvement with bluegrass and painting. He was gracious enough to reply to all our questions. We felt his comments were interesting enough that we’re including them with little or no editing. Noting on his website that David mentioned listening to bluegrass albums with his father growing up, we asked him about his childhood memories of bluegrass music, and how it influenced him. I did grow up listening to my Father’s bluegrass albums, Osborne Brothers, The Country Gentlemen, Flatt and Scruggs, J.D.Crowe, Jimmy Martin, etc. We used to listen on an old console stereo in the front room, (the room that children weren’t allowed to go in unless you had your parents permission, the one with the white shag carpet, lol.) My Dad loved bluegrass, country, and blues music. I later learned to play guitar as a teenager, but played rock and roll and later morphed into blues, jazz, and country. Bluegrass was always there, as well as many other styles. I made my living in the music business in one form or another up until the early 90’s. I have wide roaming tastes in music, but am not too much on the current rock and rap styles that the kids listen to. I listen to bluegrass quite a bit, as well as the Texas songwriters that I love, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Jack Ingram, etc. I also listen to country music some, but some of that is a bit overproduced for my tastes. Give me the live music, thats when the real players and artists rise to the top. Do you still play? If so, what instruments? I still play guitar and am trying to learn the fiddle, seeing if an old dog can learn some new tricks, haha. How did you get started as an artist? In the early 90’s I started a screen printing business doing t shirts and other garment wear and am still doing that. I originally had a partner who did all of the art while I did the labor. After about a year and and half my partner just couldn’t make the leap to leave a full time secure income and I ended up purchasing his share of the business. That left me to do the art as well. We still drew everything by hand back then, (no computers) and my skills progressed pretty quickly. An artist friend of mine, Jerry Bean, from Goldsboro, NC saw the rapid improvement in my illustration and composition skills and asked me if I had ever painted, to which the answer was no. Jerry took me into his studio and showed me works that he had finished as well as pieces in progress. He gave me a lot of inspiration and from there I went out and bought some beginners paints. From looking at your website, there appears to be a lot of wildlife featured in your art. Is that your main focus? Not knowing what subject matter I wanted to paint, I stumbled a couple months later across a coffee table book featuring Robert Bateman. It was an epiphany looking through those pages and I still have that book and gaze at it all the time, as well as a lot of other books and prints of his and many other artists. I didn’t realize it at the time but he is one of the most prolific and sought after wildlife artists in the world, so I started studying at the top and set my bar very high. I worked primarily on wildlife and some agricultural stuff in the first few years, but have of late been drawn to the way we live life, our passions, hobbies, and recreation. Do you have any plans for more bluegrass focused art? I do plan to do some other bluegrass pieces and am working on something with an upright bass as a main focal point since I chose to use an old washtub bass in “Scrub One Off”. I may even do a series with individual instruments, but am still tossing some ideas around right now. What format do you work in, and why? I work in acrylic mostly because it travels so well and is durable. My wife and I travel to the mountains most weekends to some property we purchased on the New River and spend our time kayaking, and enjoying the good friends we have made there. I spend my early mornings (usually up around 5:00 am) either painting or rambling through the mountains by car or on foot. Thank goodness for GPS or I would be hopelessly lost. I take my camera and just drive for a couple hours in no predictable direction, thats the best way to find unique places and experiences, then turn the GPS on and let it get me back for breakfast. It’s amazing how many times I end up only 10 to 20 minutes from home after driving for 2 hours. What can you tell us about the prints and other items available on your site? The giclee prints we offer on the website ( www.davidemoryart.com ) are a bit more expensive than the open edition prints, but the color reproduction is absolutely amazing, so close that it can barely be discerned from the original, and are done with museum quality substrate and inks that are 100 year archival. We have also sold right many of the license plates as well as the open editions. I guarantee satisfaction for my customers and if they are unhappy with anything they can return it for a full refund. I haven’t had any returns to date. I am also glad to personalize the products for them. I have had people buy prints for presents with personal notes written in the margins. Requests of that sort are no problem. We thank David for taking the time to answer our questions, and we look forward to seeing his future work, especially the bluegrass related art. If you are interested in his artwork, be sure to visit DavidEmoryArt.com and take a look at what he has available.
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