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Tuesday Nov 17 | Statesboro Herald

Mornings unPHILtered - From Ricky Skaggs to Sons of Jubal

Music was the big topic Tuesday on "Mornings unPHILtered." The morning's first guest was Bill Coen, who is the Minister of Music at First Baptist Church.

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Related Topix: Country

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Cybergrass

Winners Announced for 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards

Power Source Music Group announced tonight the winners of the 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show .

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Related Topix: Country, Craig Morgan, Tracy Lawrence, Christian Music, Point of Grace, The Whites, Bluegrass

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

This Administration has its own new deal

It's not easy to impress Luke Bulla. As a bluegrass fiddler, he's performed with Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Sam Bush and Earl Scruggs.

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Related Topix: Country, Bluegrass, Tony Rice, Sam Bush, Earl Scruggs, Paul Jones, Bela Fleck, Music, Entertainment

Sat Oct 31, 2009

GreenvilleOnline.com - Opinion

Thumbs Up: Check out the Bluegrass

Thumbs Up to the Peace Center for once again devoting a weekend to bluegrass music.

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Related Topix: Country, Opinion

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Avett Brothers are on slow, steady burn

When The Avett Brothers walk onto the Louisville Palace stage Friday night as headliners, it will mark a dramatic shift in the band's fortunes since its first visit to Louisville.

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Related Topix: Bluegrass, The Avett Brothers, Louisville, KY, Country

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Cedartown Standard Plus

Night of bluegrass comes to Cedartown Saturday

Residents of Cedartown and the surrounding area will be able to hear the sweet vocal harmonies and smooth picking of bluegrass music this Saturday at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center.

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Related Topix: Iiird Tyme Out, Bluegrass, Country

Gazette.Net

Honor thy father: Skaggs plays his dad's favorite songs

When Ricky Skaggs was 5 years old, his father handed him a mandolin. Two years later, Skaggs earned $52.50 for his first television appearance alongside the legendary Earl Scruggs.

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Related Topix: Country, Earl Scruggs, Bluegrass, The Whites

The Bluegrass Blog

Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul II

Patty Loveless has enjoyed great success in country music, but always held a love for the mountain music she grew up singing in her native Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Patty Loveless, Country, Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, Travis Tritt, Jon Randall

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Bailey Mountain Cloggers have busy fall schedule

The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill College's national champion dance team, will perform Oct.

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Related Topix: Mars Hill College, Greenville Metro, Greenville, SC, Country, Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Independent Weekly

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; more

The Clayton Center - Even though Ricky Skaggs hails from Kentucky, he'll always have a certain connection to Durham and the Triangle: His solo debut, Sweet Temptation , was the sixth record released by Durham-born Sugar Hill and put that fledgling label, and later roots-music giant, on the map as early as 1979.

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Related Topix: Country, Raleigh, NC, 9

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Country Weekly

ICM Winners AnnouncedCountry stars honored for inspirational tunes.

Craig Morgan, Tracy Lawrence and Ricky Skaggs were among the winners at the 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show, held Oct.

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Related Topix: Country, Hendersonville, TN

Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Boston Globe

Cash, Skaggs honor their dads with new albums

Rosanne Cash offers up 12 of her father Johnny's favorite 100 country songs on her new album, "The List.'' Ricky Skaggs digs deep into his father Hobert's love of bluegrass, country, and gospel tunes on his effort, "Solo: Songs My Dad Loved.'' ) As early as 1958, with the Everly Brothers' "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us,'' pop and country musicians have ...

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Related Topix: Rosanne Cash, Country, Brenda Lee, Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams, Natalie Cole, Jazz, Music, Entertainment

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Day

King of the strings

The Garde Arts Center in New London can perhaps be forgiven if they're earning a reputation as a sort of Guitar Hero Showcase.

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Related Topix: New London, CT, Country, Al di Meola, Jazz, Acoustic, Peppino d'agostino, Procol Harum, Pop/Rock

Tue Oct 06, 2009

SF Gate

Hardly Strictly packs in a crowd for music fest

The few hundred people that made the effort to show up early Saturday to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9 festival in Golden Gate Park were rewarded lavishly.

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Related Topix: Buddy Miller, Country, Emmylou Harris, Hank Snow, Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Cybergrass

Ricky Skaggs Hits RiverPark Center in Owensboro

Audiences can expect an electrifying performance as fourteen-time Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs takes the stage on October 10th at the RiverPark Center in Owensboro with Kentucky Thunder, eight-time winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association 's 'Instrumental Group of the Year' award.

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Related Topix: Country, Owensboro, KY, Owensboro Metro, Bluegrass, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Examiner.com

Inspirational Country Music Awards reveal top-name performers for Oct. 15 show

Mainstream-country hitmaker Craig Morgan is a confirmed act and on the ballot at this year's ICM Awards.

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Related Topix: Country, Craig Morgan

Thu Oct 01, 2009

TheDay.Com - Rick Koster Column

Jam band Yarn plays New London

Tell me there's a jam band from Brooklyn I need to see and I'll carve your ears off and feed them to dump-rats. But wait! I didn't know you were talking about Yarn.

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Related Topix: Country

Wed Sep 30, 2009

CMT.com

Justin Moore's "Small Town USA" Tops Country Songs Chart, Taylor Swift CD Returns to No. 1

Justin Moore 's "Small Town USA" dislodges Jason Aldean 's "Big Green Tractor" to become the nation's No.

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Related Topix: Country, Aaron Watson

Mon Sep 28, 2009

The Seattle Times

Country musician Ricky Skaggs brings his dad's favorite songs to Edmonds

Listen Hear clips from Ricky Skaggs' new CD at skaggsfamilyrecords.com . NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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Related Topix: Country, Nashville Metro

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Boston Globe

Bruce Hornsby on his constantly changing music

ROSS WEITZNER/ASSOCIATED PRESSBruce Hornsby recently scored a film and is now developing a musical.

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Related Topix: The Grateful Dead, Pop/Rock, Country, Jack Dejohnette, Jazz, World's Greatest Dad, Williamsburg, VA, Music, Entertainment

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