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We are pleased to announce the schedule for the SPPS Showcases at the 22nd annual Folk Alliance. Our showcases are being held Thursday, February 18; Friday, February 19th; and Saturday, February 20th…[more]
Over Labor Day Weekend of 1965, at Cantrell’s Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia, Carlton Haney organized what is widely recognized as the first multi-day bluegrass festival. In 1966, he repeated the event…[more]
The Expedition Quartet
With engaging, dynamic material that reflects the Colorado aesthetic of roots music, Expedition tries to offer something for everybody, (especially if you dig the banjo). Playing originals and standards in the swing, honky-tonk, and bluegrass/old time genres, but with intricate composition, counterpoint, and improvisation more characteristic of jazz and classical styles.Learn More
Jeff and Vida
One of the most well-known roots bands out of New Orleans, Jeff & Vida started way back in 1998. By 2000 they had recorded their first record and hit the road full time. Since then they’ve recorded two more albums and traveled thousands of miles. After appearances at last year’s SXSW, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Wakarusa and Festival International, they were awarded the prestigious “Big Easy Award” for best Country/Folk artist in New Orleans Learn More
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SPPS Folk Alliance Showcases Schedule We are pleased to announce the schedule for the SPPS Showcases at the 22nd annual Folk Alliance. Our showcases are being held Thursday, February 18; Friday, February 19th; and Saturday, February 20th.. […]
Tape Spotlight: The Original Bluegrass Festival Over Labor Day Weekend of 1965, at Cantrell's Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia, Carlton Haney organized what is widely recognized as the first multi-day bluegrass festival. In 1966, he repeated the e. […]
Green Mountain Grass & Shotgun Party::Texas::01.09.10 Most folks still had their coats on inside The Independent, a new-ish, and rather utilitarian, venue on the hip east side of Austin. It was the a Saturday evening most Austinites would choose to spend. […]
Tape Spotlight: Taylor and Blake Deliver Solid Gold Welcome to the first installment of our SPPS Tape Spotlight series, where we illuminate a choice holding in our collection! This week, we’d like to draw your attention to the Tut Taylor Archive, tap. […]
*Update* ISO: Recording Engineer for the SPPS Folk Alliance Guerilla Showcase We found a taper! Now stay tuned for the complete line-up and schedule to be announced soon...[more]
Mark Rubin: No Tourists Allowed (Part 2 of 2 by Sarah Hagerman) “The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to i. […]
Mark Rubin: No Tourists Allowed (Part 1 of 2 by Sarah Hagerman) If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. - James Michener - It’s a chilly, drizzly...[more]
Tut Taylor: Snapshots, Tapes and Broken Strings At 85 years old, Tut Taylor has traveled through nearly a century’s worth of history, and the unique path he has followed has taken him straight through the heart of bluegrass music.. [more...]
Pete Kartsounes Hikes Throughout Colorado To Fight Cancer Two years ago, I camped next to Pete Kartsounes at the RockyGrass Academy. This year he had bigger things on his mind—he was getting ready to hike. It’s what he does during the end of July, all of. […]
Sarah Jarosz: Song Up in Her Head With temps in triple digits, it’s been unusually hot this month, even by Austin standards. Outside at Threadgill’s, an understandably mellow crowd languished in the heat, waving homemade paper fan. […]
Tape Spotlight: The Original Bluegrass Festival Over Labor Day Weekend of 1965, at Cantrell's Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia, Carlton Haney organized what is widely recognized as the first multi-day bluegrass festival. In 1966, he repeated the e. […]
Tape Spotlight: Taylor and Blake Deliver Solid Gold Welcome to the first installment of our SPPS Tape Spotlight series, where we illuminate a choice holding in our collection! This week, we’d like to draw your attention to the Tut Taylor Archive, tap. […]
Town Mountain Bluegrass Band 8-22-2009 August 22, 2009 Lafayette, CO Band Website Tour Schedule Store Audio Stream | mp3s | zip of mp3s unamplified set captured with 2 mxl 2003’s (center) and 2 akg c1000S > Edirol R44 @24/48. 4 track mix. […]
SPPS Seeks Writers and Tapers The SPPS is currently looking for writers and tapers. Stories with audio are a big hit with readers! So, we are looking to pair tapers with writers (or find some tapers with a talent for writing!). If. […]
Mollie O’Brien and Laura Love Make One-Of-A-Kind Musical Shows Kathy Foster-Patton Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore and Laura Love and Orville Johnson were playing at the Little Schoolhouse in the Pines, which is up Boulder’s Four Mile Canyon ...[more]
Larry Sparks and The Lonesome Ramblers March 6th at Jettie Baker Center The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center and the Jettie Baker Center will present Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers on Saturday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. at the Jettie Baker Cente. […]
2010 DelFest Academy May 24-27, Just Before Festival DelFest announced their academy will be held May 24 through May 27. The academy consists of a friendly, encouraging, and intensive three-day learning experience with a group of some of the finest musi. […]
Becky Schlegel's New CD, Dandelion, In Stores April 6, Available Online Now Nashville, TN -- Becky Schlegel's newest CD, Dandelion (Lilly Ray/IGO Records), is a live-sounding record that is rich with natural nuance, poetic imaginings and magical tone. Co-produced by Schlegel. […]
Josh Williams 'Down Home' - A Review I first saw and heard Josh Williams perform as a relatively new band member of Rhonda Vincent and the Rage in the spring of 2004, at a small theatre venue, The Carroll County High School Auditorium, i. […]
Ralph Stanley Center Hosts Ralph Stanley’s 83rd Birthday Dinner Clintwood, VA -- The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center will host Dr. Ralph Stanley's 83rd Birthday Dinner and Fundraiser at the Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN at. […]
