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All roads lead to The Yinnar Pub The word is out. The stellar lineup of performers presented by the Strzelecki Stringbusters so far this year has cemented The Yinnar Pub’s reputation as one of Australia’s and certainly Victoria’s leading Bluegrass / Old Time venue. The boys have made a habit of attracting a variety of [...]
Whitetop Mountaineers’ Australian Tour: The Whitetop Mountaineers is made up of the young duo, Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham. They both live in Whitetop, VA, at the highest mountains in Virginia. Their shows feature old time country duet singing, up-tempo old time fiddle, clawhammer banjo, bluegrass mandolin and guitar instrumentals as well as high energy Appalachian dancing. [...]
A couple of our favourite North American artists are performing at next year’s Woodford Festival. They are, Old Man Luedecke from Canada and the Whitetop Mountaineers from the mountains of Virginia. They will also be doing other performances around Australia and in Melbourne – Old Man Luedecke will be appearing at SpensersLive on Friday 21nd [...]
Submitted by John Werner – Victoria. John Werner and Garry Roberts continue their journey in search of music. Here they are in Virginia taking in more of that famous southern hospitality and hot picking. On Sunday afternoon, we headed back up to the Grayson Highlands National Park for a cookout and jam organised by Martha [...]
As they near their last few days in the USA our intrepid travelers John Werner and Garry Roberts head of to the Wayne Henderson Festival in Virginia. Their story continues: Friday evening saw us attending the Blue Ridge Music Centre, located outside Galax on the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, for an outdoor concert headed up [...]
The mountain music of Virginia was featured in the ensemble show, Music from the Crooked Road that recently toured the U.S. The show is sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation and was a delight to see and hear with a barrage of top notch bluegrass talent [...]
A Night From Virginia USA at the Yinnar Hotel Submitted by John Werner – Yinnar Photos by Carolyn Boothman The people of Yinnar and the surrounding district were treated to a wonderful evening of traditional old-time mountain music on last Wednesday when the Whitetop Mountaineers appeared in the penultimate gig of their third Australian tour, [...]
In the leadup to their concert with The Strzelecki Stringbusters in Yinnar on 31st March, Virginia’s Whitetop Mountaineers will be presenting an instrument workshop at 7.30pm in the back room of the Yinnar Community Hotel. This is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in Fiddle, Clawhammer Banjo and Bluegrass Mandolin, to pick up some tips [...]
National Folk Festival 1st to 5th April 2010. There is a variety of bluegrass and old time music offerings at this years National Folk Festival. For five days, Exhibition Park in Canberra becomes a venue filled with colour and sound. Hundreds of the world’s best musicians perform each day on more than twenty stages, offering [...]
From Virginia, USA, The Whitetop Mountaineers are returning to Australia this week for their third Australian tour. They are playing numerous festivals throughout their tour, including Port Fairy, Blue Mountains, Brunswick, Yackandandah, Apollo Bay and the National Folk Festival. For Sydney residents there is only one opportunity to see this world class act at The [...]
Having already endeared themselves to many Australian audiences last year, The Whitetop Mountaineers, Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham from Virginia, USA, are set return to Australia by popular demand. This year they are taking in a host of Australian dates and festivals courtesy of their Australian agent, Across the Borders, based in Melbourne. At the [...]
Those fortunate enough to catch performances from the Whitetop Mountaineers, Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham, last year will remember energy and enthusiasm of the duo and the ease with which they presented their old time mountain style music, not to mention Martha’s dance steps while playing the fiddle. The Whitetop Mountaineers played a number of [...]
For those suffering withdrawals from the incompatibility of Tabview software as a result of the new MacOSX Lion upgrade there is now a new version of Tabview for OSX 10.7. The following website will provide you with a link to download the appropriate version of software for Tabview for Lion.
News from the IBMA stables is that the artist list for the IBMA Bluegrass Fan Fest 2011 has been announced. There’s not much hope of me getting there this year but for those who can make it, this is a stellar lineup and evidence of the quality of the event which attracts such a gathering. [...]
The Top 66 International Bluegrass Chart Bluegrass music has a new, weekly bluegrass album radio airplay chart. Here every bluegrass broadcaster is invited to join and submit reports to the The Top 66 International Bluegrass Chart, which will be hosted on TheAlternateRoot.com, the largest online Americana music publications with more than 80,000 viewers a week. [...]
In an effort to continue professional development opportunities for the bluegrass industry beyond the annual World of Bluegrass Business Conference based in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Association is kicking off a series of online ‘webinars’ on various topics. The first online course, titled Creating Strategic Alliances on Facebook, will be open to 25 participants [...]
Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Alan Tompkins has announced the June 5, 2012 album release, No Part of Nothin'. The album features a lineup of incredibly talented musicians and singers, many of whom are Grammy or IBMA award winners or … [Read More...]
Kathryn Caine is a Charlottesville VA girl who has been singing, writing songs, and performing her entire life. Her music combines many influences including Bluegrass, which the music she was raised with; Soul, she has it, Rock, she loves it and … [Read More...]
Rounder Records has announced the release date of a new compilation album called Foggy Mountain Special: A Bluegrass Tribute To Earl Scruggs. The release date is to be the 5th June 2012. Earl Scruggs almost single-handedly perfected and … [Read More...]
Here's an exciting new album (EP) from the band John Flanagan and The Begin Agains. The band has used old school recording techniques and equipment for this their latest release EP called Young Minds. The band has blended Americana musical … [Read More...]
Jambands Australia has announced the JamGrass Music Festival 2012 is to be held at The Velvet Room @ The Thornbury Theatre on 19-20 October 2012. After a sold out inaugural festival in 2011 that was followed with rave reviews, it was to be … [Read More...]
Wendy Jackson has sent through an update on this year's Kelly Country Pick with this year's line up almost complete. The team is somewhat excited to have a whole host of new acts on board for 2012, and a number of performers attending the … [Read More...]
This Mecca of Bluegrass Includes 8 Big Days of Entertainment with Over 55 Bands. The 46th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will be held from the 9th to the 16 June, 2012 at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Music Park … [Read More...]
Here's news of a new bluegrass festival for South Australia in September this year. South Australia has just become a lot more interesting this September with plans to launch the inaugural Wirrina Bluegrass Festival. The Wirrina Bluegrass Festival … [Read More...]
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