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September 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Bryan Sutton & Billy Strings

By Dan Miller

Two Masters of Flatpicking Join Forces Photos by Joshua Black Wilkins Years ago I wrote…

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Driving Down the Road of Her Dreams

By Bill Conger

Photo by Laci Mack Ashleigh Graham is a new source of inspiration in the bluegrass…

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Marty Falle’s Blueprint for Bluegrass Success

By Nancy Posey

When Marty Falle writes, he thinks in records, not singles. “That’s what I believe the…

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Jake Howard at the Blissfest Music Festival 2025! Photo by Victoria Reackhof

Jake Howard

By Dan Miller

Mandolin Ambassador While I was browsing YouTube a while back, I ran across a video…

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The Sound

In the Right Direction

By Sandy Hatley

Photos by Rocky Northern Rocky Northern, originally from Renfro Valley and now living in Hartford,…

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The Venue

The Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention Celebrates 100 Years

By Penny Parsons

Photo Courtesy of Roy M. Andrade The tiny Appalachian town of Mountain City, Tennessee (population…

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Dan Hays, far left, served as IBMA’s Executive Director for 21 years, starting in 1990. Ken White, far right, is IBMA’s current Executive Director.

The IBMA Celebrates 40 Years as a Bluegrass Music Organization

By Derek Halsey

We Interview Some of the People Involved with All Stages of the IBMA’s History Photos…

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Hammons Family Banjo & Fiddle Contest and World Class Jam Returns to Rural West Virginia

By Derek Halsey

Photos by Will Price When it comes to the rich history of American roots music…

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Flipbook

Reviews

Live At The Legion
Leave A Light On
Something To Be Said
The Brother’s Young
Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One
Love & Trouble
Chet Atkins Mr. Guitar
Keep On Keepin’ On
Live In Holland
Color Me Blue
Pickin’ On Creedance Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Rising
Thankful And Blessed
Songs We Wrote & Songs We ‘Oughta Know