Briarhoppers book now available

The WBT Briarhoppers - Eight Decades of a Bluegrass Band Made for RadioBack in the spring, we posted about a new book on the history of the WBT Briarhoppers.

The book, The WBT Briarhoppers – Eight Decades of a Bluegrass Band Made for Radio, by Tom and Lucy Warlick, has been released by McFarland & Company.

The book chronicles the history of one of the longest-running American string bands, with quotes from Doc Watson, David Holt, Curly Seckler,Wade Mainer, George Hamilton IV, and others.

Find more details on the McFardland web site.

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