January 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Mark Maggiolo playing banjo atop Mount Fujiyama, Japan in 1996.

Musician and Teacher In The Shadow of Bluegrass

By Tom Knowles

Mark Maggiolo is an accomplished musician who plays most of the bluegrass instruments at a…

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The Rock Hearts (left to right) Rick Broadsky, Alex MacLeod, Joe Deetz, Billy Thibodeau, Austin Scelzo. // Photo by Piper Macleod

Rock Hearts

By Nancy Posey

A Bluegrass Journey Rooted in Tradition and Innovation After over a decade of making music…

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The Sound

photos by doug julian

Daniel Patrick

By Dan Miller

Much More Than “Mandolins and Beer” Photos by Doug Julian Over the course of the…

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The Venue

Preserving & Presenting the First Family of Country Music

By Jack Bernhardt

Photos by Jack Bernhardt It’s 3 p.m on a comfortably warm October 4, 2024. Rita…

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The Persistence of Brick and Mortar

By Chris Thiessen

Photos by Elizabeth Harris Photography For the last 45 years Fret Mill Music (www.fretmill.com) has…

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photos and article By derek halsey

A Direct Report From Ground Zero in the Thousand Year Storm

By Derek Halsey

After Hurricane Helene Hit The Mountains, The IBMA Trust Fund and The Bluegrass Community Took…

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2025 Festival Guide

By Bluegrass Unlimited

United States Arizona  Desert Bluegrass FestivalMarch 7-9, 2025 Gladden Farms Community Park12205 N Tangerine Farms…

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