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• “…Slavery and race were absolutely critical elements in the coming of the war”

  
  The Democratic Daily — Authority: 404
  I just saw another Rebel-flag emblazoned “Heritage not Hate” bumper sticker. I suspect I’ll see more during the sesquicentennial observances of the Civil War.  The “Heritage not Hate” folks claim slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War. Neo-Confederates – and there are more than a few in my ...
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• A Dozen Things I’m Thankful For

  
  dk presents... — Authority: 129
  It’s time once again to bow my head and give thanks for a few of my favorite things…1) The rejuvenated Fox Theater - A glittering jewel of a concert venue. But more importantly, this building has helped revitalize a large swath of downtown Oakland… 2) Mix tapes - To everyone who sent me a mix [...]
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• Jayme Stone wins Canadian Folk Music award

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Jayme Stone picked up another trophy last Saturday (11/21) at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in Ottawa to add to his two previous Juno Awards. Not bad for a banjo player. He won for World Group of the Year for Africa To Appalachia , his ongoing collaboration with Malian kora player Mansa Sissoko. Both a studio ...
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• New Randy Kohrs one-take video

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Randy Kohrs is the subject of a new video shot by Nashville singer, songwriter and filmmaker Marcel Chagnon, who goes simply by Marcel . The video captures a stark, solo performance of the song Shallow Grave from Randy’s Old Photograph CD. This shoot had been planned with the intention of just grabbing ...
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• Allen Shelton remembered

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Richard Thompson contributes this brief overview of a seminal bluegrass artist. Raymond Allen Shelton RIP: July 2, 1936 – November 21, 2009 As already reported , banjo stylist Allen Shelton passed away on 21 November while in the Centennial Medical Center, Nashville. He was 73. Initially he had been ...
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• Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  The national day of Thanksgiving has nearly arrived. According to Wikipedia, the holiday was started as a harvest festival, to give thanks for nature’s bounty and to express gratitude in general. “Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends,” Wikipedia states. ...
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• Good Home Grown Music News: The abridged version

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  "Who Shot Lester Monroe" Blue Circle Records Miss Dixie Hall writes a darn good e-newsletter that she always shares with BluegrassJournal.com. Her latest Good Home Grown Music News (it’s Volume 6) is full of good tidbits. Here’s an abridged look at some of them. Melvin Goins is having his third annual ...
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• Bluegrass Museum to host Bluegrass Boys reunion during ROMP

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  Owensboro, Ky. — The International Bluegrass Music Museum will host a gathering of all living Blue Grass Boys who played with Bill Monroe as part of the Pioneers of Bluegrass Reunion held during its River of Music Party ( ROMP ) in June. This will be the third annual reunion event, but the first to include ...
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• ETSU announces Major in Bluegrass, Old time and country music

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  East Tennesse State University , long known in the bluegrass realm for the quality of musicians that come through its music program, is now making a new inroad in the education and music fields. Located in Johnson City, Tenn., ETSU has introduced a new major studies program that will yield a bachelor of arts degree ...
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• Dolly Parton opens retail store in Nashville

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  Nashville, Tenn., — Dolly Parton will share her treasures when her Dolly Parton’s Trinkets & Treasures store opens this week in Nashville. Located in an old storefront on 2nd Ave. in historic downtown, the 1000 square-foot space reflects Dolly’s “Coat of Many Colors” influence with a mix of pink, ...
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• Bluegrass Museum initiates Ambassadors Program

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  The  International Bluegrass Music Museum , in Owensboro, KY, has recently announced a new initiative to increase awareness and participation in Museum events and news among local bluegrass associations around the country. The new program is being billed as the  Bluegrass Museum Ambassadors Program . To ...
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• Bluegrass Musueum to present Jubilee bluegrass video series during “Holiday Stroll”

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  Owensboro, KY — The International Bluegrass Music Museum will present an evening of  Bluegrass music as video-taped for KET’s “Jubilee” series on public television. The special presentation will happen on Saturday, December 12 beginning at 5:00 p.m. as part of downtown Owensboro’s “Holiday Stroll” ...
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• Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike holiday concert at International Bluegrass Music Museum

  
  BluegrassJournal.com — Authority: 438
  Valerie Smith Owensboro, KY — Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike will be giving the International Bluegrass Music Museum an early holiday present—a concert benefiting the museum on December 10th at 7:00 p.m. “We love spreading the joy and meaning behind the Christmas season in song,” Smith says. “We ...
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• Highwoods String Band reissued

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Rounder Records has recently re-released a classic album from 1973, Fire On The Mountain by Highwoods String Band. This LP, and the band that recorded it, had a powerful impact on the early ’70s old time scene, helping to transform it from a somber, preservationist mindset to a raucous, joyful celebration of the ...
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• Songwriter Profile – Becky Buller

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us . Becky Buller was born in St. James, Minnesota. At the age of 10, she enrolled in some Suzuki method violin classes and began performing with her ...
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• Ricky Skaggs asks for a Christmas gift

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  But not for him… Ricky Skaggs has recently joined with World Vision to help sponsor children living amidst dire poverty in undeveloped countries. In the true spirit of Christmas, he is asking his many fans and friends to consider partnering with World Vision to do the same. He has offered to send a free copy ...
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• Damn Good Merican Music

  
  The Elephant Bar — Authority: 433
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• Larry Stephenson under the knife

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Larry Stephenson will be spending his Thanksgiving week learning how to eat left-handed. He recently underwent surgery to deal with a nagging problem which he is hoping will now be resolved, taking him out of action for several weeks. We’ll let Larry tell the tale… “I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right ...
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• Gibson bluegrass not affected by Fish & Wildlife raids

  
  The Bluegrass Blog — Authority: 508
  Last week, much of the music world was abuzz about the news that Gibson Guitar’s solid body electric guitar plant, and their corporate headquarters in Nashville, were visited by agents from the US Fish & Wildlife Service last Tuesday (11/17). A search warrant was served and agents spent several hours on site, ...
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• Get folked up

  
  Mark McNulty Photography — Authority: 135
  Starting last Saturday and finishing this coming Saturday is the first ever Liverpool Folk and Roots Festival which has been lovingly put together by the wonderful Random Family  who also run the regular Family Folk Up nights at St.Brides Church. Im going to be out filming/photographing some of the events later in ...
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