June 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

The Seldom Scene (right to left) Ron Stewart, Lou Reid, Ronnie Simpkins, Clay Hess and Fred Travers. | Photo by Kevin Slick

The Seldom Scene

By Kevin Slick

There’s More to be Scene The Seldom Scene is changing…again, and this is to be…

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Mark Newton // Photo by Jeromie Stephens

Mark Newton

By Lee Kotick

Fifty Years and Beyond This is the story of Mark Newton, a veteran bluegrasser, promoter,…

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The Travelin’ McCourys (left to right) Ronnie McCoury, Christian Ward, Rob McCoury, Cody Kilby and Alan Bartram. // Photo by Photo by Ashli Linkous, Courtesy of Birthplace of Country Music

Rob McCoury

By Bill Conger

On the Road with The Travelin’ McCourys It’s 3:45 p.m. on Friday, April 11, and…

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Sam Bush and Rodney Dillard performing at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum for the John Hartford Days Weekend in January of 2025. // Photo by Chad Gesser

The Dillards

By Bill Conger

Songs That Made Charlene Cry Bluegrass Hall of Famer Rodney Dillard uses two criteria when…

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The Sound

Students at Colorado College work on a recording (left to right) Maren Snow, Sam Johnson and Anabel Shenk. // Photo by Schylar Woods

Collegiate Bluegrass Programs in Colorado and Tennessee Working Together to Help North Carolina Storm Victims

By Derek Halsey

In many places in the U.S., at most small universities, depending on the location, a…

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Steve Cooley and Béla Fleck // Photo Courtesy of Ashbourne Farms

Morehead State University Bluegrass Program Surprises Steve Cooley With a Scholarship With His Name On It

By Derek Halsey

Steve Cooley is a veteran of the Louisville, Kentucky, bluegrass scene that has played with…

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The Venue

Photo Courtesy of Planet Bluegrass

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

By Dan Miller

Over 50 Years of Broadening Bluegrass Boundaries Although bluegrass traditionalists may disagree, I feel that…

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