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Ricky Skaggs shares love of bluegrass, but little country, at Musikfest Cafe
Lehigh Valley MusicRicky Skaggs plays wonderful traditional bluegrass music – blindingly fast mandolin enveloped in other instrumentation that captures the very air of Appalachia and accounts for six of the eight Grammy Awards he’s won since 2000. Skaggs and his... -
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Avett Brothers to headline Norfolk's Ted Constant Center on Sept. 20
North Carolina's Avett Brothers -- a popular and influential rock band that draws on both bluegrass and punk -- will headline a show at the Ted Constant Center in Norfolk on Sept. 20.
Tickets -- $40 and $45 -- go on sale 10 a.m. June 10 through Coxtix....Tags: The Everly Brothers (music group), Brothers (movie), Arts and Culture, Buddy Holly, Facebook
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Free Music Friday! A bluegrass track from Steep Canyon Rangers
Feeling a distinctive lack of bluegrass in the Free Music Friday diet, we turned to the folks at Rebel Records. Based in Charlottesville and now partnered with County Sales in Floyd, the company has been pumping out string band recordings since 1959....Tags: Ricky Skaggs, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Steve Martin
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Nashville offers a music bonanza
— Nashville's "Music City" nickname has always been pronounced with a Southern accent. Nashville is, after all, the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the stomping grounds of Hank Williams and a magnet for talented country artists.
But a person can...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Theater, Entertainment, Music Theater, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Mixing up the melting pot
NEWPORT COAST — It definitely wasn't something you'd associate with a beach town like Newport Beach.
Sun shining and blue sky overhead, the four Wimberley siblings filled the Sage Hill School courtyard with the sounds of traditional bluegrass...Tags: Sage, Culture, Arts and Culture, International Travel, California
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Recording engineer Todd Stotler learned by interning, practice
chrisc@herald-mail.comWhen Todd Stotler was 13, he had a life-changing experience. It started with a documentary of his favorite band. "I was greatly influenced to get into recording by The Beatles," Stotler said recently, standing in Echoes Recording Studio in Sharpsburg....Tags: Acoustic (genre), Eric Clapton, Human Interest, John Mayer, Music Industry
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Charlie Louvin dies at 83; country singer
Charlie Louvin, the country singer whose scintillating harmonizing with his brother Ira created a distinctive template for duet singing that strongly influenced the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, the Byrds and successive generations of singers including...Tags: Health, Elections, The Everly Brothers (music group), Capitol Records, Dolly Parton
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Avett Brothers becoming what they will be
Bob Crawford thought he was auditioning for a bluegrass band that night in the Media Play parking lot. It was the spring of 2001, and Scott and Seth Avett were looking for an upright bass player to form a trio. They arranged to meet halfway between...Tags: North Carolina, Acoustic (genre), Culture, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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It's A Gray Area: Save the date for this year's music festival
On May 22, there will be a music festival from noon to 7 p.m. at the Heritage Museum of Orange County. Not only will there be bluegrass, folk and Americana music, there will also be a great barbecue and a number of fun and meaningful family activities....Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Big Band (genre), Music Industry
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Centre College's Kentucky Music Ensemble will be featured Wednesday at Community Arts Center's Lunch with the Arts
Community Arts Center Marketing DirectorWednesday’s Lunch with the Arts series continues at Centre College this week featuring Centre College’s popular Kentucky Music Ensemble, who will perform music from three traditional genres — ballads, old-time music and bluegrass, as...Tags: Arts and Culture, Johnny Cash, Genres, Michael Jackson, Education
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Minnesota's Trampled by Turtles wandering into Hub City on Saturday
Trampled By Turtles, one of Minnesota's most popular bands, will visit Aberdeen for the first time this weekend, performing Saturday night at the Eagles Club, 316 S. Second St. Also performing will be the Funken Grassholes. The music starts at 8 p.m....Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Music Theater, Minnesota, Texas, Trampled by Turtles (music group)
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