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Category Archives: Bluegrass
Hits and Misses 5
Continuing this occasional department. Previous entries: H&M 1; 2; 3; 4 • Tom Ewing: Adventures of a Bluegrass Boy (2016, Patuxent Music) I can’t do more than to quote Tom Ewing himself: Between 1986 and 1996, while I was one … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Hits and Misses
Tagged Bill Monroe, Patuxent Music, Tom Ewing, Tom Mindte
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The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!
From the Boston Bluegrass Union— Join the Boston Bluegrass Union and celebrate the legacy of the late Joe Val with three big days of indoor bluegrass at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. We have a great lineup of national and regional … Continue reading
HA’pennings: The Gibson Brothers Returning January 21st
Boston-area favorites The Gibson Brothers will be at the Boston Bluegrass Union‘s regular venue in Lexington on the 21st. The BBU still calls it the National Heritage Museum, though it is now the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, which … Continue reading
Bill Monroe Named Our New Trailer!
After a brief, but intense, search for a molded fiberglass travel trailer (which if you’re interested in the gory details or in camping trailers, I describe at length in my personal blog, Walking Creek World; click HERE) we bought a … Continue reading
After 50 Years, the Second Stanley Brother Leaves Us
I have been reading one memorial after another, eulogies, tributes, encomia, to and for Ralph Stanley. Most of them focus on his voice (click on the links for the full articles): “You don’t replace a Ralph Stanley,” said Eric … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Country News, Old-Timey, Radio Talk
Tagged Buddy Miller, Carter Stanley, Charlie Sizemore, Coen Brothers, David Rawlings, Del McCoury, Dierks Bentley, Eric Gibson, George Jones, Gillian Welch, Grand Ole Opry, James King, Jerry Carcia, Jim Lauderdale, Kyle Young, Larry Sparks, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Primitive Baptist, Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley II, Roy Lee Centers, Steve Morse, The Grateful Dead, The Stanley Brothers
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HA’ppenings: Del Resurrects Woody!
Woody Guthrie reportedly left some 3,000 manuscript songs behind, most if not all lyrics without a hint of melody. Back in the ’30s and ’40s there were no smart phones, tape recorders, and precious few wire recorders. Radio stations had … Continue reading
Yes, I Know—James King is Dead
UPDATE 3Jun16: We’ve got a couple of recordings of the James King Band live at WHRB, with Ol’ Sinc hosting, from 1995. I didn’t have a chance to ‘tease’ them last week, so I’ll plan to air one live show … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Country News, Hillbilly History, Radio Talk
Tagged Hazel Dickens, Hillbilly at Harvard, James King
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HA’ppenings: Claire Lynch Returns April 2nd
The delightful Claire Lynch Band is returning to the area this Saturday, at the Boston Bluegrass Union’s regular venue in Lexington, the former National Heritage Museum, now the ‘Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library’. From the BBU website: Claire … Continue reading
