Archive for May 6th, 2008

Sonny Osborne makes a Monkee of himself

Category: Spotlight

By Rickey Lamb
May 6, 2008

Sonny Osborne on stage at Sangamon Park, Mahomet, IL – June 9, 1968. Photo by Dan Tackett.
Bluegrass is one genre of music that totally captivates me. Another period of music I dearly love is the rock of the 1960s. I was a teen when the British invasion landed in America.
Without a doubt, the [...]

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Bluegrass world buzzing over Danny Paisley and Southern Grasses’ “The Room Over Mine”

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
May 6, 2008

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass “The Room Over Mine” (Rounder) lands June 24.
Burlington, MA – The bluegrass world is excited about The Room Over Mine, the forthcoming Rounder album from bluegrass veterans Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass.
Raised to the strains of classic bluegrass, Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass learned the ropes [...]

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Jesse McReynolds hosting The Pick Inn Spring Festival May 16-17

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
May 6, 2008

Jesse McReynolds will host the Pick Inn Spring Festival May 16-17, 2008. Photo by Travis Tackett
Veteran country and bluegrass entertainer Jesse McReynolds will host The Pick Inn Spring Festival on Friday and Saturday, May 16 -17, 2008.
“Events such as this one give me something to do here at home when I am not at [...]

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Niles, Mich., throwing free festival

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
May 6, 2008

Niles Bluegrass Festival will be held June 5-8 in Riverfront Park in downtown Niles, Mich.
Niles is 8 miles north of South Bend, Ind.
The free festival this year will feature 13 bands, although the bands and performance schedules have yet to be posted at www.nilesbluegrass.com.
The festival will feature three stages of music, an open jam [...]

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