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A Songwriter’s Songwriter Photos by Michael G. Stewart Tom Paxton has been an integral part of the songwriting and folk music community since the early 1960’s Greenwich Village scene, and continues to be a primary influence on today’s performers. The Chicago native came to New York via Oklahoma, which he considers to be his home…

Over the last twenty years, The Grascals have set the music world on fire with their stellar singing and impeccable instrumental abilities. What started as a modest desire to have fun and create some good music soon blossomed into a bluegrass band that is a force to reckon within the industry.  “We did have some…

Robert Caldwell “Bobby” Hicks (July 21, 1933 – August 16, 2024) was at the forefront of bluegrass fiddling for nearly 70 years. He logged time with many of the top names in bluegrass and country music including Jim Eanes, Bill Monroe, Porter Wagoner, Las Vegas entertainer Judy Lynn, and Ricky Skaggs. While many admired him…

Alan Munde, Katy Daley and Jerry Douglas Talk About Receiving the Good News Music awards are a good way to capture a moment in time in an industry. While always subjective, with the nominations and results debatable, the positive side of awards and award nominations is that it gives music lovers a chance to hear the…

Q – Have you ever heard of “Red White & the Dixie Bluegrass Band”? Do you know anything about them or when they were active? They came up on Facebook through a mixed artists compilation album and sounded really good! – Wayne Hoffman A – Red White and the Dixie Bluegrass Band was a group…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1987, Volume 22, Number 5 Even the setting was perfect —the Banks of the Ohio in the Bluegrass State. During the last week of September, the International Bluegrass Music Association put on a celebration in Owensboro, Kentucky, that had something for just about everyone who loves bluegrass — or…