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Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine July 2015, Volume 50, Number 1 In bluegrass, as in many other kinds of music, the accolades most often go to the singers and instrumentalists that occupy the spotlight. The bass player, who stands in the shadows, often receives little recognition for his or her talent, even though he’s providing…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine April 1988, Volume 22, Number 10 In the December 1986 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, we ran an obituary of Art Wooten, who past in October of that year.  Then, in April of 1988 we ran a story remembering Art Wooten.  Here, we are first reprinted the short obituary, and then…

With interview by Curly Seckler Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 1986, Volume 20, Number 11 It’s a worn out cliche, but sometimes I think that the phrase, ‘‘There was only one of him. And after he was made they threw away the mold,” was invented for Lester personally. His very presence of that laid…

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1979, Volume 14, Number 5 “Lives of great men all remind us  We can make our lives sublime,  And, departing leave behind us  Footprints on the sands of time…         —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “It’s just not going to feel right without Lester Flatt,” Little Roy Lewis said to no one…

Kentuckian Michael Prewitt (mandolin, guitar) is a former member of Special Consensus and has toured with them both nationally and internationally. He also has been nominated a couple of times for IBMA’s Momentum Instrumentalist Of The Year.  On this, his second album, Prewitt features not only his instrumental prowess, and his clean baritone vocals, but…

This top-notch quintet out of southern New England has been around since 2013, and on their third album (produced by Scott Vestal) they are in top form with stalwart lead vocals and harmonies, fine picking and provocative songwriting. The band, which was the official IBMA Showcase Band in 2021, consists of: Billy Thibodeau on mandolin,…