Thanks to everyone who participated in our “Free Earl Scruggs Tickets” giveaway. We have our two winners now.
Tom & Ryan have each won a pair of tickets to the Earl Scruggs and Friends concert in Charlotte, NC on April 11. We hope you guys enjoy the show.
Thanks to Cindy Baucom for providing the tickets and the concert info. We all appreciate your hard work promoting and providing quality bluegrass music to the masses!
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Earl Scruggs is a national treasure. He is one of the greatest musicians in American history, and seeing him live is a thrill. If you are a banjo player it's extra special.
Our friend Cindy Baucom of Knee-Deep In Bluegrass, has teamed up with JohnBoy & Billy to produce an Earl Scruggs - Family...
We received a note from Emily Epley, Executive Director of Destination Cleveland County, with an update on the Earl Scruggs Center, a museum program currently in development to commemorate the music of Earl Scruggs near his childhood home in Shelby, NC.
Emily fills us in on what is happening with...
This post is a contribution from Cindy Baucom. Cindy hosts the syndicated radio show Knee Deep In Bluegrass. She is also the IBMA 2005 Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year.
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If you live within a comfortable drive of Bristol, TN, The Bluegrass Blog and The Paramount Center can offer you a chance to see Tony Rice and Mountain Heart in concert this Saturday.
Five winners will each receive 2 tickets to the show on April 12, a show poster signed by Tony and the guys, plus...
Starting Monday April 7, we will be running a number of promotional giveaways here on The Bluegrass Blog.
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There are six short videos up on Gibson's web site that feature banjo legend Earl Scruggs discussing his life and career in bluegrass and acoustic music. It seems that they were all recorded earlier this year.
Each of the links below go to one of the individual video clips, each focusing on a specific...
If you're planning a summer vacation trip to Nashville, you'll want to consider a trip to the Ryman Auditorium. And what better day than a Thursday when you catch a bluegrass show?
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The legend of all bluegrass...
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Louise will be missed by many people in Bluegrass and Country Music. I...
A big thanks to everyone who participated in our free Mountain Heart download promotion. We hope you enjoy the song. The new CD is in stores this week, but don't forget that you can still register for our CD giveaway.
Just visit this page and register to win one of six autographed copies of the new...
Our friend Cindy Baucom wrote in to tell us about a new festival she's a part of this year. The 1st Annual FarmFest will be held at the Farmington Dragway in Farmington, NC. The dates set for the festival are April 11-12.
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The series...
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