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Tag: Bluegrass

ROMP Festival 2022 poster
Events

ROMP Bluegrass and Roots Festival Announces 2022 Initial Lineup

World Music Central News Room December 24, 2021 No Comments American folk musicBluegrassROMP Festival

ROMP Festival will take place June 22-25, 2022 at Yellow Creek Park, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The four-day music event will celebrate bluegrass and American…

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cover of the album Make Each Second Last by Chris Jones & the Night Drivers
Album reviews

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers Stretching their Boundaries

Angel Romero November 20, 2021 No Comments BluegrassChris Jones and the Night Driverswestern swing

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers – Make Each Second Last (Mountain Home Music, 2021) Make Each Second Last features a deeply satisfying set of…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Carley Arrowood

Angel Romero November 6, 2021 No Comments BluegrassCarley ArrowoodfiddleUnited States of America

Carley Arrowood was born in Forest City, North Carolina. She started singing since she was old enough to talk. Initially, Carley began playing classical violin,…

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Obituaries

Resonator Guitar Maestro Phil Leadbetter Dies at 59

World Music Central News Room October 26, 2021 No Comments BluegrassdobroPhil Leadbetter

Phil Leadbetter, an acclaimed American resonator guitar player died on October 14, 2021. Phil Leadbetter was born in Knoxville (Tennessee, USA) on October 14, 2021.…

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cover of the album Make Each Second Last by Chris Jones & the Night Drivers
New CDs and digital releases

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Release Make Each Second Last

World Music Central News Room October 22, 2021 No Comments BluegrassChris Jones and the Night Drivers

Make Each Second Last (Mountain Home Music) is the new album from bluegrass act Chris Jones and the Night Drivers. The new recording is filled…

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Album reviews

Bluegrass, Precious Stories and Bilingual Activism

Angel Romero October 16, 2021 No Comments American folk musicBluegrassChe ApalacheJoe Troopworld fusion

Joe Troop – Borrowed Time (Free Dirt Records, 2021) Although Joe Troop has recorded various albums as part of various projects, Borrowed Time is his…

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Events

Suwannee Roots Revival 2021 Schedule Announced

World Music Central News Room October 10, 2021 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaBluegrassSuwannee Roots Revival

The 5th Suwannee Roots Revival will take place Thursday, October 14 – Sunday, October 17 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in…

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Awards

Industrial Strength Bluegrass Wins IBMA’s 2021 Album of the Year

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2021 No Comments BluegrassIndustrial Strength Bluegrass

Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Smithsonian Folkways) was named the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2021 Album of the Year. Joe Mullins who produced…

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Awards

Appalachian Road Show Wins Two IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

World Music Central News Room October 2, 2021 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaAppalachian Road ShowBluegrass

American roots supergroup Appalachian Road Show was named the Instrumental Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2021 International Bluegrass…

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Events

Bryant Park Picnic Performance with Chris Thile and special guests in New York City

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2021 No Comments BluegrassChris Thilemandolin

Bryant Park Picnic Performances’ season of free, live performances will conclude on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm with The Town Hall: Centennial Concert…

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