Archive for September 21st, 2007

Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
September 21, 2007

Doyle Dykes
Friday Sept. 21
The Whites – 8:00-8:30
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press – 8:30-9:00
Doyle Dykes – 9:00-9:30
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys – 9:30-10:00
Saturday Sept. 22
Mike Snider – 7:00-7:30 & 9:30-10:00
The Whites – 7:30-8:00 & 10:00-10:30
Mountain Heart – 7:30-8:00 & 11:00-11:30
Doyle Dykes – 8:00-8:30 & 11:00-11:30
The Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on WSM [...]

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The Grascals tops on Bluegrass Billboard

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
September 21, 2007

The Grascals
NASHVILLE, TN – Rounder recording group The Grascals have taken over the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart with “Long List of Heartaches”.The album, released in August 2006, debuted at #2 on the chart a year ago, and earned the group a Grammy® nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.
The critically acclaimed release also [...]

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spotlight: Winfield National Hammer Dulcimer Competition Winners

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
September 21, 2007

L-R Sam Wachtler (2nd), Stephen Humphries (1st), Tina Gugeler (3rd)
Stephen Humphries of Chapin, SC took first place in the National Hammer Dulcimer competition. He has placed third the last two years. At the urging of Mark Wade, his former instructor, Stephen decided to head back to Winfield and try for a third time. The [...]

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