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Abigail Washburn †“It Ain’t Easy” -

I immediately fell in love with Abigail Washburn’s song “It Ain’t Easy” after one of my friends shared it with me last year. I’m not all that familiar with her music, but I continually find myself going back to this song’s gorgeous vocals and instrumentals.

Washburn has a pretty interesting background....

Ralph Stanley: A Mother's Prayer -

Along with Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley helped define the bluegrass banjo style. And like Scruggs, the 84-year-old Stanleyâ€"who first made his name in the 1940s with his late brother Carter and their group the Clinch Mountain Boysâ€"is one of the last surviving links to the roots of that genre. On...

The Greencards Up For Grammys Too, Aussie Tour on the Way -

It seems when I announced our Australian Grammys hopefuls, I missed one. I actually hadn’t heard of The Greencards, featuring Aussies Carol Young and Kym Warner, but they’ve been releasing critically acclaimed albums in the states for years.

The locals are up for their second successive Grammy Award in...

Tony Furtado : Golden -

Tony Furtado established himself as a prodigious picker early in his careerâ€"he won two National Bluegrass Banjo Championships, in 1987 and in ‘91. However, during the course of a 20-year career, he’s deftly navigated through several musical styles, in addition to being a fiery slide guitarist and itinerant folkie. Golden,...

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