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Banjo brothers Steve Martin and Ed Helms get a little punchy
February 9, 2010
Steve Martin, sporting a jaunty fedora and a suit, spotted Ed Helms across the room. "I thought I'd find you here," the comic said of "The Office" . . . affinity for the banjo and their friendship with Grammy-nominated mandolinist Chris Thile and his new bluegrass-inflected band, the Punch Brothers.
YMSB | 02.06 | Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2010
In Knoxville, Tennessee, this winter has been relentless. Once great football hopes have flickered, former trusts been proven misguided, and almost . . . fun playing music than any act touring today. It's contagious, this joy that emanates from the guitar yelps, banjo lines and torrents of mandolin.
Patty Loveless Goes Back in Time for “Busted”
February 8, 2010
Patty Loveless tackles the Harlan Howard classic "Busted" on her Mountain Soul II album and makes it her own using traditional bluegrass . . . her voice now seem made for each other. Her video finds a confused waitress who appears to stumble back in time to a strange moving picture parlor.
Bluegrass coming to Framingham
February 8, 2010
The Boston Bluegrass Union presents the 25th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, a three-day winter tradition that boasts a full weekend of top-notch . . . Single-day tickets from $25 to $50, $10 to $25 for ages 12-16; festival tickets $90, or $85 for Boston Bluegrass Union members, $30 for ages 12-16.
Branch wins Artist of the Year award
February 8, 2010
A Stanly County resident has received an award for the work he does in Montgomery County. Oakboro’s Jeff Branch recently received the Montgomery . . . as Howard Sprague, joins fellow Mayberry tribute artists and The Dillards each August for Mayberry Nights, a tribute to “The Andy Griffith Show.”
ROMP lineup to run the gamut
February 8, 2010
The International Bluegrass Music Museum's seventh annual River of Music Party on June 24-26 will bring the pioneers and legends of the genre . . . Smith & Liberty Pike. Three international bands are also in the lineup -- Japan's New Appleseed Band; Hungary's Acousticure and Sweden's G2.
There is Still Ramblin’ in the Rambler: Yonder Mountain String Band’s ..
February 8, 2010
Euphoria - Satisfaction - Contentment... definitive implications you just attended the recent Yonder Mountain String Band show (YMSB) held at the . . . Johnston, who played one of the best shows I have ever seen him play, that draws the masses to this hard working and successful bluegrass machine.
Feb 12 to 21 – San Francisco, California (CA)
February 8, 2010

San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival. For more information, click on the above title.

Feb 12 – Marshfield, Wisconsin (WI)
February 8, 2010
Grammy-nominated Bluegrass vocalist Claire Lynch makes a rare appearance Feb. 12 at Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts, accompanied by award-winning . . . opening act, Wisconsin's very own Kings Countrymen of Mondovi. Her latest album, "Whatcha Gonna Do," was released in September on Rounder Records.
Feb 13-14 – Framingham, Massachusetts (MA)
February 8, 2010
IBMA Hosts Member Outreach in New England - Partnering with Joe Val Fest and BBU February 12-14. “Working On A Building” – Fostering Bluegrass . . . to bluegrass by listening, attending events and buying records…but if you’ve ever wanted to explore more ways to get involved, please join us.
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