Archive for June 4th, 2008

Country Gentlemen reunite on new CD

Category: CD Review

By Dan Tackett
June 4, 2008

Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray - The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band (RadioTherapy Records)
It’s nothing short of amazing that the landmark bluegrass band, The Country Gentlemen, has been around for half a century. It’s equally difficult to fathom the huge impact the group has had on bluegrass as we know it today.
From the outset, [...]

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Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week.

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 4, 2008

With the CMA Festival being held in Nashville, Tenn. this coming weekend, the Bluegrass offerings on the Grand Ole Opry this weekend are pretty slim. Ricky Skaggs is scheduled for a Friday night performance, The Whites are Scheduled for Friday and Saturday and Jesse McReynolds will play on Saturday Evening.
In conjunction with the CMA [...]

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Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum included in MSN’s “World’s Wildest Architecture” Top Ten

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 4, 2008

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. makes MSN’s “World’s Wildest Architecture” top ten list. Photo by Tim Hursley.
Nashville, Tenn. — Popular Internet portal MSN.com has included the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in its top ten list of the “World’s Wildest Architecture.” The museum, which was designed [...]

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Ringgold’s 1890s Days Jamboree Fiddle Contest grows in tradition

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 4, 2008

Mark Ralph (right) of Huntsville, Ala. won the Randall Franks Trophy at the 1890s Days Jamboree May 24. In the fiddle off, he faced John Boulware winner of the 16-21 category, of Kimball, Tenn., who placed second, and Mack Snoderly of Clyde, N.C., winner of the 51 and up category who placed third. From [...]

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