Our friend Doug McKelway, who anchors the local news broadcasts for WJLA TV in Washington, DC, was invited to The Del McCoury Band’s sound check yesterday prior to the start of DelFest in Cumberland, MD.
Doug is also a fine banjo picker, and he got a chance to jam with the band some in the news segment he prepared from his visit.
You can watch the roughly four minute clip (after a brief advertisement) at WJLA.com.
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Doug McElway is a popular television news anchor on WJLA, the ABC affiliate station in Washington, DC. He is also an accomplished bluegrass banjo player, a dedicated husband and father - and a daily reader of The Bluegrass Blog.
This past Tuesday (2/27), WJLA ran a precious piece Doug put together...
Here's another in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show.
This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing Larry Stephenson.
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This is the fifth in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show.
This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing Jens Koch and Cia Cherryholmes.
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Here's another in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show.
This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing Dick Spottswood, a 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award winner.
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Speaking of Steve Martin (see previous post), here's another in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show.
This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing John McEueun, who was instrumental in the production of Steve Martin's newest...
Here's video from the performance from The Infamous Stringdusters earlier this week on Let's Talk Live, broadcast on Newschannel 8 in Washington, DC.
The guys cut versions of Fork In The Road and Bound For Tennessee, before host Doug McElway joins them on Golden Ticket to take the show out.
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The Del McCoury Band will be a guest on today's (5/15) edition of Lets Talk Live on Newschannel 8 in Washington, DC.
The show airs at noon with a repeat at 3:00 p.m. and the video is streamed live online.
Co-host Doug McElway is a fine banjo picker as well as a TV newser. This performance was taped...
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Just a quick reminder about tonight's (10/1) International Bluegrass Music Awards, and our live coverage on The Bluegrass Blog.
Brance and I will be in the press gallery at The Ryman Auditorium, announcing the winners here live as they are announced on stage. Dean Hoffmeyer will also be shooting photos...
The inaugural DelFest Academy will take place from May 18-21, 2009.
The Academy, which will take place at the DelFest venue - the Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, Maryland - provides two levels of instruction: Level 1 (novice to intermediate) and Level 2 (intermediate to advanced) for guitar,...
Want to study bluegrass music with The Del McCoury Band?
Well, that opportunity will be afforded to participants at the DelFest Academy, which debuts the week before the main festival this May in Cumberland, MD. Members of Del's band, along with Ronnie Bowman and Steep Canyon Rangers will provide...
Bluegrass Country's Katy Daly sent along this report from The Bluegrass Train, which ran on Thursday just ahead of the big DelFest event this weekend.
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This afternoon, I had a lovely chat with Lynn Morris and Marshall Wilborn. Longtime bluegrass fans are well familiar with Lynn’s many years as a performer, bandleader and friend to our music, and we all felt a great loss when she suffered a stroke in Match of 2003, keeping her off the road and out [...]
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