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Semi-annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival returns
... he traditionalists and others that can entice fans who might be looking for a slightly history, with acts like Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury, J.D. Crowe and Bill Monroe having graced its stages over the years. Comment?
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Sam Amidon: Bright Sunny South
... nothing" attitude, on Bright Sunny South Amidon molds the Celtic rambling of "As I Roved Out" into a ripping, Ralph Stanley breakdown, his strident, Appalachian bark augmented by portentous banjo and a polyrhythmic hand-jive. Compared to the rest of ... Comment?
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Ernie Thacker and Cumberland Gap Connection
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... from Virginia, noted for his soulful and expressive vocal delivery. He had already spent five years with Ralph Stanley as a Clinch Mountain Boy on mandolin, guitar and lead vocals, and recorded two albums as a solo artist. But Thacker's whole life ... Comment?
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George Jones and Bluegrass Music
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... one of his singing partners, Melba Montgomery. Jones sang with a couple of bluegrass stars, most notably with Ralph Stanley. Two such recordings appear on the latter's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning album; Wonderful World Outside and Angel Band ; ... Comment?
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Lonesome Will Mullins and the Virginia Playboys Play Carter Fold
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... bands while honing his trade by studying the work of bluegrass legends like Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, and Dr. Ralph Stanley. To say he learned well would be an understatement. Saturday, May 18th, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., the Carter Family Fold in ... Comment?
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... the Road," and headed South to hook up with Monroe. His musical role models also included the Carter Family, Ralph Stanley and Jimmy Martin. "It's a great legacy," said Rowan, who plays guitar, mandolin, mandola and sings. "A great lineage to draw ... Comment?
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... Both his singing style and his material influenced many bluegrass musicians, notably the Stanley Brothers . Ralph Stanley has recalled that in 1961 he and his brother Carter went to see a George Jones show and were so taken by his song 'The window ... Comment?
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David Gans Joins Rumpke Mountain Boys for Special Shows
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... for seven years running, they have shared the stage with iconic artists such as Leftover Salmon, Tim O'Brien, Ralph Stanley, Keller Williams, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Del McCoury. Each member is a talented songwriter - Ben Gourley on ... Comment?
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Amanda Combs' "New" Album Review
... VornDick. VornDick is a Grammy winning producer who has helmed some of the genre's landmark albums including Ralph Stanley's "Clinch Mountain's Sweethearts" and Lynn Anderson's "Bluegrass Sessions." More moments of "awe" are in display with the ... Comment?
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Ralph Stanley to perform locally April 20
Ralph Stanley has an honorary doctorate of music from Lincoln Memorial University, a museum dedicated to his life on the Crooked Road, a National Medal of Arts, and has been inducted into the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor, among other laurels. Comment?
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Ricky Skaggs: Music is a cleansing; it's life
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... this trend, before long he and friend Keith Whitley would be invited to join the band of bluegrass patriarch Ralph Stanley, and by young adulthood, Skaggs would be already recognized as a master in both bluegrass and mainstream country music, having ... Comment?
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... include: Pete Seeger; Jeff Haynes; Will Ackerman; Tony Cedras; Samite Mulondo; Bianca Merkley; Richie Stearns; Ralph Stanley; Dar Williams; Jane Kelly Williams; Helen Avakian; Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin; Joe Bertolozzi; Ivan Bodley; Dean Bowman; Heidi ... Comment?
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Road Trip: Durango Bluegrass Meltdown
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... Barnstormers with Blaine Sprouse. "Larry Gilles and Swampgrass I haven't seen before, but he's got kind of the Ralph Stanley in his younger years sound," Frederico said. "He plays great banjo. He's all about catching rattlesnakes and making banjo ... Comment?
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Lonesome Will Mullins brings bluegrass to The Pickin' Parlor in Bloomingdale
... coal mines or being a prison guard," he says. "Neither one ever sparked my interest." "When I was a teenager, Ralph Stanley took an interest in me," he says. "I was playing in some local shows, trying to get a band started. "Ralph really gave me a ... Comment?
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... will be here with her famous voice that has earned her two Grammy nominations and accompanied Merle Haggard, Ralph Stanley and Emmylou Harris. On Sept. 9, Bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland will show off his talents as nine-time winner of the ... Comment?
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Meet Cindy Lovell, New Executive Director of Mark Twain House
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... was filled with music, by her mother, grandfather and various bluegrass musicians who stopped in for a visit. "Ralph Stanley came, Ricky Skaggs , Keith Whitley," she says. "We'd listen to them and all fall asleep like puppy dogs in a little heap. It ... Comment?
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"Pete Seeger: The Storm King" Audio Collection Published
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... include: Pete Seeger; Jeff Haynes; Will Ackerman; Tony Cedras; Samite Mulondo; Bianca Merkley; Richie Stearns; Ralph Stanley; Dar Williams; Jane Kelly Williams; Helen Avakian; Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin; Joe Bertolozzi; Ivan Bodley; Dean Bowman; Heidi ... Comment?
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Ricky Skaggs to headline May 2 Threadgill Concert with special guest The Quebe Sisters Band
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'Ricky Skaggs is bluegrass royalty, having started in Ralph Stanley's band and now carrying on the legacy of the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe.' 'The Quebe Sisters Band quickly became a favorite of the Threadgill audience when they opened at the GMA a few years ago for Ray Price,' Green continued. Comment?
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Town Mountain teams up with Jim Lauderdale
Since winning the 2002 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley, Lost in the Lonesome Pines , Lauderdale has served as host of the Americana Music Awards in Nashville each September. Comment?
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The Mountain Doctor from Don Rigsby
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... Doctor , written by Don and Larry Cordle, is the project's only new song. It tells the story of the great Ralph Stanley, for whom the album serves as a tribute. The lyrics are chock full of references to Stanley songs, with the instrumental breaks ... Comment?
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