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Fast Track
Has Bluegrass In Their Blood Photos by Kelle Daggett Perry Fast Track is a band with a musical lineage. Each of its five members evolved from a musical heritage. No strangers to the bluegrass community, they are all veterans of the stage and road. Dale Perry, Steve Day, Duane Sparks, Shayne Bartley, and Randy Barnes…
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Tim Surrett
Balsam Range’s longtime bassist Tim Surrett has worn plenty of musical hats over the course of his career. Vocalist/sideman/singer/producer/sessions player/record label owner, but these days he’s soaking in the joy of fatherhood. At age 60, he spends as much time as possible with his only child, Braden, 15, a junior on the high school baseball…
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Good Water
How Pitney Meyer Brought Together A Red Jeep, Analog Tape, And Johnny Cash To Form A Redemptive Parable Photos by Nathaniel Maddux/Slate + Glass March 10th, 2023 The historic Ryman Auditorium is packed to the brim with a sold-out crowd. On the digital signage outside above the steps facing 5th Ave North, there is a…
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Kentucky Shine
The Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Owensboro, Kentucky is, of course, devoted to the heritage, history, and future of bluegrass music. In terms of the future, it’s also proven to be an incubator that provides showcases for promising local talent. “Everybody talks about the beginnings and Bill Monroe and Rosine,” says Steven Stewart, founding…
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from the archives
Josh Williams On — An Open Road
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 2010, Volume 44, Number 11 In the Ryman Auditorium on the night of October 1, 2009, presenter Tim Stafford opened the square, red envelope and announced Josh Williams as the IBMA guitar Player Of The Year. It was Josh’s second win in a row, and he received the award…
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