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Indiana native and bluegrass singer-songwriter, Kim Robins has released and new collection of tunes which include a number of special guests. These guests are such as Kyle Estep (guitar vocals), Josh Woods (banjo), Duane Estep (mandolin, vocals), Clay Hess (guitar, banjo, vocals), Brennan Hess (bass), and Tim Crouch (fiddle). Her fine vocals are showcased throughout…

The Bluegrass Years This year—2022—is going to be a huge year for Keith Whitley fans. We will watch as Keith receives one of the highest honors a country music singer can achieve—induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. I have been following and studying Keith’s career since I became interested in bluegrass in 1985….

Queries Q: I’m producing a new CD album of my band, The Bluegrass Ramble, here in Japan. The new album will be a live 2-CD set with 36 songs and will celebrate the Bluegrass Ramble’s 200th show in October 2022. We are now in the process of designing the package. I am having trouble finding…

Brittany Haas is one of the most in-demand fiddle players working today. This is due, in large part, to her incredible ability to match the form of any project. She bows with an old-time fury and righteousness on Michael Daves’ double album, Orchids and Violence, but is equally at home carrying lilting, pastoral melodies alongside…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine June 1979, Volume 13, Number 12 Rared back in the black leather chair, smiling expansively under his framed Kentucky Colonel award, Red Allen is a generous host and an entertaining companion. Seemingly unchanged by the passage of time and the rigors of open-heart surgery, his grin is as infectious as…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine September, 2004. Volume 39, Number 3 Since she burst into national prominence with her debut solo album on Doobie Shea Records, “Cherry Blossoms In The Springtime,” in 1999, Jeanette Williams has proven she has the stuff to persevere for the long haul as a bandleader and artist. Despite personnel changes,…