During the late winter & early spring of 1979, listeners of country radio were treated to the unusual strains of “Someone Is Looking For Someone Like You”. Amidst the clutter of the last vestiges… more →
My Kind Of Countrywrote 5 days ago: Don Rigsby is a lifelong fan of Ralph Stanley. Getting to meet his hero backstage at Ashland, Ky … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The banjo has plagued me most my life, like a constant jangling form of tinnitus or a bluegrass ridd … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Red Allen & His Kentuckians “Close By.” Ralph Stanley “Blue Moon of Kentucky. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Ralph Stanley “With Whiskey & Wine.” Del McCoury & His Dixie Pals “Big Bal … more →
wrote 2 months ago: During the late winter & early spring of 1979, listeners of country radio were treated to the un … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Ralph Stanley – “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” One cannot overstate the influence … more →
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wrote 3 months ago: A Legend Past His Prime Seeing bluegrass Ralph Stanley live left me with several mixed feelings. I e … more →
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wrote 4 months ago: Loyal reader, I see the stats for this blog and I’ve noticed that the post about moonshine son … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Set that bluegrass on fire! Now I know what you’re going to say: Bluegrass is for square dance … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Charlie Sizemore Chosen as Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Big Sandy Community and Technical Col … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This show was first broadcast on Monday 3rd December 2012. Christmas is coming, and it’s star … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Following on from the disappointing avant-garde prison allegory Ghosts of the Civil Dead, the frolic … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Χτες είδα το Lawless. Και δεν ξέρω τί να πρωτογράψω, άλλωστε για μουσικές γράφουμε εδώ κι όχι για ει … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Somewhere 32,000 feet above West Virginia, I sat in a crammed small airplane reading notes from fame … more →
wrote 6 months ago: “It takes a worried man to sing a worried song. I’m worried now, but I won’ … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Leading off with the sound of hand claps and a slow, plunking banjo, the new single from The Band Pe … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Leading off with the sound of hand claps and a slow, plunking banjo, the new single from The Band Pe … more →