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Remembering Tony Rice

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bluegrass, David Grisman, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Larry Rice, Norman Blake, RIP, Ron Rice, Tony Rice, Wyatt Rice

Farewell to a true innovator, an individual who helped expand bluegrass’ boundaries

Bluegrass Hip Hop

WATCH: Gangstagrass “Ride With You”

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020 Election, Affirmative, Bluegrass, Brooklyn, Gangstagrass, Hip-hop, Ride With You

Fresh off a white hot election special on their Twitch channel, the only hip-hop bluegrass group that matters drops a hope bomb with one of the year’s best singles

Bluegrass North Americana

The Dillards: Bluegrass for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Bernie Leadon, Bluegrass, Cheryl White, Don Henley, Doug Dillard, Gary Smith, George Giddens, Herb Pedersen, Old Road New Again, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Dillard, Sharon White, The Dillards, The Eagles, Tony Wray, Wheatstraw Suite. Andy Griffith

An exclusive chat with Rodney Dillard about maintaining an American legacy

Bluegrass

Forever Blue: Dolly Parton’s Late Century Masterpiece Turns 20

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Luci Turner 1 Comment 1999, Bluegrass, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Sugar Hill Records, The Grass is Blue

A look back at Dolly’s return to her bluegrass roots on the excellent The Grass Is Blue

Bluegrass Country and/or Western Hip Hop

What Up, Gangsta!

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Bluegrass, Gangstagrass, Justified, Rap music

Gangstagrass, the unlikely intersection where bluegrass and hip-hop meet

Bluegrass

Solivan’s Travels

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Bluegrass, Compass Records, Frank Solivan, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are cooking up the sound of All Grass

Bluegrass Folk

Keeping It Classy and Grassy in Tennessee

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bluegrass, Leon Russell, Sam Bush

Sam Bush and his Band captivate the crowd at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre

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From Bluegrass to Nu-Grass

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bluegrass, Chris Thile, Nonesuch, Nu Grass, The Punch Brothers

The Punch Brothers’ new album underscores the larger country crossover