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Monthly Archives: November 2014
“O Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” (Now Available!)
Last December (2013) I published a post on the history of the wonderful Christmas spiritual, first recorded (to my knowledge) by The Stanley Brothers back in the early ’60s. You can find that post here. Judging from views, it’s the … Continue reading
John Lincoln Wright’s “Takin’ Old Route One” Now on CD!
UPDATE 4MAY21: The CD is now available on eBay. See Update HERE. UPDATE 28Apr21: CDbaby has closed their record store, and are now offering only services. Amazon and cdUniverse appear to have no John Lincoln Wright CDs. Collectors Choice shows … Continue reading
HA’pennings: Kim Robins, “40 Years Late”
I’ve been planning to start posting some record reviews and other news, but “The best laid plans. . .” go their own way. In lieu of those, I’m starting what I hope can be a regular feature, “HA’pennings”: brief notes … Continue reading
2015 Joe Val Festival News
From the Boston Bluegrass Union website: 2015 Joe Val Update: Sheraton hotel rooms sold out within 1-2 minutes. However, there are rooms available at our overflow hotels only a few minutes away. Weekend tickets are now on sale. … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar
Tagged Bluegrass Gospel Project, Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing, Boston Bluegrass Union, Del McCoury, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Joe Val Festival, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, Rhonda Vincent, Seldom Scene, The Kathy Kallick Band, The Roland White Band, Town Mountain, Vern and Ray
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From Raleigh to Virginia—Part 3 of Our Trip South
[Part 1 is HERE. Part 2 is HERE.] I awoke Friday morning to bright sunshine in Raleigh; Dr Janie had gone out for a walk, and returned bearing coffee and a muffin from The Carolina Kitchen. She had checked to … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Random Stuff
Tagged Allen Mullen, Chris Hill, Compass Records, Gibson Brothers, IBMA, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Newport Pig Cooking Contest, Raleigh NC, Rick LaFleur, Russell Johnson, Sheila Selby, The Bankesters, The Grass Cats, The Raleigh News and Observer, The Stanley Brothers, thisAble Veteran, Tim Woodall, World of Bluegrass
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Metropolitan Opry Times for the 2014-2015 Broadcasts
Here’s the schedule for the Metropolitan Opry (as we call it at HAH). Only five Met broadcasts begin as early as noon (three in December); the rest at 12:30 or 1:00, so HAH won’t lose too much air time. David … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Program Notes, Radio Talk
Tagged David Elliott, Metropolitan Opera
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At the World of Bluegrass in Raleigh—Part 2 of Our Trip South
[Note: Part 1 is HERE. Part 3 is HERE.] Winning a Distinguished Achievement Award got Dr Janie and me tickets to the Thursday evening 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. Indeed, as VIPs (Virtually Invisible Personages?), upon entering the grounds … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal
Tagged Boston Bluegrass Union, Bruce Jones, Chris Long, Compass Records, Craig Jarvis, Dustin Frame, Glenn Jarvis, Hillbilly at Harvard, IBMA, IdleTymes, Junior Sisk and Ramblers' Choice, Larry Flint, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, Make Welcome Entertainment, Ronnie Seebaugh, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Sideline, Steve Dilling, WHRB
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First Lady of the Air: A Piece of Her Plane Identified?
From an October 29th report on the Fox News website (hat-tip to space-time on the MacResource Forum): Amelia Earhart plane fragment identified By Rossella Lorenzi A fragment of Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft has been identified to a high degree of … Continue reading