American Songwriter

Born 100 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Third-Generation Bluegrass Fiddler Who Spent a Quarter Century as Bill Monroe’s Sideman

Kenneth "Kenny" Baker, the longest-tenured member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, would have turned 100 years old today.
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A New Generation of Bluegrass: Sylamore Special Takes the Stage

If you closed your eyes during Sylamore Special’s performance at the NextGen Ozarks Showcase, you wouldn’t be able to tell that these musicians are so young. All but one is still a teen. Based in ...
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Next generation of bluegrass musicians trained at this Kentucky arts center

Leeds Center launches Bluegrass University for ages 11-18 in Winchester, KY. Weekly classes teach band skills, harmony and stage confidence. Program aims to preserve Kentucky bluegrass amid genre's ...