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From China To Appalachia

This intriguing, East-meets-West collaboration started at the Strathmore Music Center, near Washington, D.C., where Chao Tian, a visual artist and master of the Chinese hammered dulcimer, was artist in residence. Tian’s music caught the attention of Maryland-based folk veterans Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, and the result is this imaginative collaboration, which they’ve since taken…

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2024 Talent Directory

The Bluegrass Unlimited Annual Talent Directory lists all artists and bands that requested inclusion in this directory. If you are a performing artist or are in a band and would like to be listed in the future, please email [email protected] with “Talent Directory” as the subject.   This directory is available online and can be accessible to subscribers…

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Orchard Creek Band poses in front of the majestic Sangre de Cristo mountain range at High Mountain Hay Fever. // Photo by Vicki Quarles

A Good Time for a Good Cause

When a few families in the Wet Mountain Valley of southern Colorado took note of the lack of children’s health services in the early 2000s they did what most people with the means to help might do, they donated money to the local clinic to be used by anyone who needed financial assistance. A year…

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Ron Thomason at High Mountain Hay Fever 2024. // Photo by Kevin Slick

The Space Between

I called Ron Thomason on his eightieth birthday, September 5th, to schedule an interview for Bluegrass Unlimited. I had just recently reviewed his latest album, Ancient Songs Et Al. I had also watched the recent documentary about Ron and the Dry Branch Fire Squad, The Court Jester. I had read numerous articles highlighting Thomason’s many…

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The Wayne Henderson Festival Ends After 30 Years

Henderson Reflects on Its Long Run Photos by Derek Halsey Southwest Virginia’s Wayne Henderson happens to be one of the most famous guitar builders in the world. He has also been one of the best fingerpick guitarists in the country for many years. And yet, for the majority of his amazing career, Henderson has lived…

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A Time for Every Season

Virginia-based bluegrass trio Shelton & Williams are keenly aware of the power of time. They titled their 2022 album project So Much Time, So Much Love from a line in the Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s iconic “Wasted on the Way” on that album. They chose the title for their second album A Time for Every…

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