August 2021 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Full Cord Bluegrass 2020 Vision Was Hindsight

By Joe Russ

Photos By Beth Flick When pickers meet at festivals, good things often happen. After jamming…

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Sarah Jarosz

By Michael K. Brantley

Grammy Winner Stretches Multiple Genres Photo by Kaitlyn Raitz For most musicians, it’s pretty easy to…

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Six Degrees of Separation

By Bill Conger

Photo by Robert Nix After becoming an empty nester, Steve Wilson left upstate New York…

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The Sound

Andrea Roberts

By Bill Conger

Leading Others  to Bluegrass Success Photo by Shelly Swanger Longtime performer turned business owner Andrea Roberts…

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Ben Surratt Living His Dream

By Dan Miller

Photo By CarsonPhotography Young kids are often asked, “What do you want to be when you…

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Dave Nichols

By Darcy Cahill

A Master Luthier and Inlay Artist Who Keeps No Secrets Photos By Dale Cahill fter returning…

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Rounder Bluegrass

By Gary Reid

The First Fifty Years All Photos Courtesy of Rounder Records Archives I bought my first Rounder album…

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Perfect Mix For Success

By Sheri O'neal

In the world of songwriting, finding the right co-writer can be a difficult task. Finding…

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Learning to Play Mandolin Instruction with Tristan Scroggins

By Dan Miller

Photo By Natia Cinco Tristan Scroggins started playing professionally in a full-time touring bluegrass band…

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The Venue

The Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention

By Donald TrausneckĀ 

It is perhaps the longest-running and most successful fund-raising project in the Moose realm. It…

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