Archive for November 2009

ASCAP names top 25 Holiday Songs of Decade

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2009

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New York, NY, — Even as the digital music generation embraces the latest technological innovations, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) reports that traditional favorites still rule the holiday airwaves — and the iPod. Interpreted over the years by each decade’s most popular artists, these Holiday favorites remain timeless classics appealing to young and old alike….

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Jessie Baker releases solo disc “Yessir!” on Patuxent

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2009

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Jessie Baker serves up an earful of tasty tunes for the 5-string banjo with his solo debut disc “Yessir!” on the Patuxent Music label.

Like water dancing on a hot skillet, Jessie’s notes come popping from this disc in a way that captures the fire of two of…

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Talent agent Don Light inducted into Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2009

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Talent agent, manager and musician Don Light attended his induction into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame at Dollywood recently in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

“He began his career as a Grand Ole Opry drummer and general manager of Billboard Magazine’s Nashville office, secured his place in gospel music history…

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Americana and Roots: Mark O’Connor at Berklee

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
November 30, 2009

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To say that bluegrass has really come to town might be an understatement on the campus of famous Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.

Fiddler-turned-master-violinist Mark O’Connor will help the music school introduce its new American Roots Music Program next month…

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Boston Bluegrass Union presents John Cowan Band, Sierra Hull Dec. 12

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2009

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The Boston Bluegrass Union continues its 34th concert season by presenting one of the principal architects of contemporary bluegrass alongside one of the genre’s fastest-rising young stars. On Saturday, December 12th at 7:30, the Boston Bluegrass Union welcomes the John Cowan Band with special guest Sierra Hull

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