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Patrick County bluegrass musician Sammy Shelor performs on Letterman
ReporterSammy Shelor has been playing the banjo since he was four years old, and his reputation as a master of traditional bluegrass is already well-established, but with his appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman Friday night, the Patrick County...Tags: Steve Martin, New York City, CBS Corp., Patrick County, David Letterman
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A celebration of bluegrass in the Roanoke Valley, FiddleFest builds a faithful following
ReporterFrom the band of bass players in the cafeteria to a gaggle of guitarists down the hall, the musicians who turned out for Fiddlefest on Friday morning weren't just picking, they were picking up some new licks. Shirley Bates is a bass player from...Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Patrick County picker wins Steve Martin's admiration and award
ReporterSammy Shelor is a four-time Banjo Performer of the Year. Now, the Patrick County picker has also won the admiration of the popular comedian, actor, author and musician Steve Martin. Shelor is the second winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in...Tags: The New York Times, Awards and Prizes, Steve Martin, Music Industry, Fine Arts
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Goshen announces series schedule
GOSHEN -- Goshen College has announced its 2012-13 Performing Arts Series schedule. The following performances will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall on the campus: - Seraphic Fire, Sept. 14:Since Patrick Dupré Quigley founded Seraphic...Tags: Tony Awards, Emmylou Harris, The Del McCoury Band (music group), Big Band (genre), Les Misérables (musical)
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Bluegrass festival tuning up soon
WAKARUSA -- The eighth annual Wakarusa Bluegrass Festival takes place from June 8 to June 10 at 66425 Indiana 19 S. Events on June 8 include a beginner's mountain dulcimer workshop led by Nancy Blough and an open-mic bluegrass jam for area bluegrass...Tags: David White, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment
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Banjo picker Doug Dillard dies at 75; appeared on 'Andy Griffith'
Pop & HissBluegrass banjo player Doug Dillard has died at 75. With the Dillards, Doug Dillard helped popularize bluegrass music in the 1960s during appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" and contributed to the birth of country-rock music.... -
Doug Dillard dies at 75; banjo player, member of the Dillards band
Bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs answered a knock at the door of his Nashville home in 1953 to find an eager-looking banjo enthusiast on the porch asking Scruggs to put a set of his special tuner keys on the young man's instrument.
"He was so...Tags: Andy Griffith, Popular Music (genre), Earl Scruggs, Human Body, The Andy Griffith Show (tv program)
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Newspaper editor joins wagon train and connects to pioneer past
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comThere’s something about the National Pike Festival that always makes me feel connected to my roots a little more. My family has lived in the Clear Spring area for generations, and when visiting my late grandmother — neé Faith — I...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Casey's Riverfest Blog 2011
FetchToto.com EditorDAY NINE- Saturday, June 11 The Wichita Riverfest began with a bang and ended with an even bigger BANG! The last day of the Riverfest had some incredible events to end the nine day long festival. Plus, the weather this evening was perfect! The last...Tags: Rodeo, Water Skiing, Sports, Manufacturing and Engineering, Eddie Money
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Circa Blue will perform at the Bonanza Extravaganza this weekend
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comDuring the weekdays, Steve Harris of Martinsburg, W.Va., is at the helm of his residential commercial contracting company. But many weeknights and most weekends, the 42-year-old can be found strumming away on his guitar as part of the band Circa Blue....Tags: Steve Harris, Services and Shopping, Tour Operations Industry, Arts and Culture, Gaming
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Mandolin Man: a documentary about the Punch Brothers at Real Art Ways
How to Grow a Band May 11&12, and 18 & 19, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford, (860) 232-1006, realartways.org For anyone looking to gain practical music-business insights from watching How to Grow a Band — a new documentary about the Punch...
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Stagecoach 2012: Steve Martin goes whole hog in Indio
Pop & HissIt was with some sense of deja vu that Steve Martin pulled into Stagecoach for a performance Saturday that had him and the Steep Canyon Rangers slotted to play immediately after bluegrass music patriarch Ralph Stanley, a situation similar to one for which...
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