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We are proud to release new, never-before-heard recordings from the great Bahamian guitar legend and otherworldly talent
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October 8th, 2021 on LP (orders of the LP include a special Joseph Spence The Voice from Heaven bumper sticker, designed by Darryl Norsen), with all versions available for pre-order now. Recorded by renowned recording engineer, documentarian, and producer Peter Siegel in 1965 in New York City and the Bahamas,
Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing offers a look at a grandmaster at work, at the height of his powers and recorded with expert equipment. The album also includes two entirely new songs that Spence had never recorded before and new settings of Spence classics! A brilliantly virtuosic guitarist who influenced everyone from Richard Thompson to The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, and Taj Mahal, Joseph Spence was infused with the spirit of improvisation. As he sang, lyr
Remembering Ralph Epperson, Founder of Bluegrass And Old-Time Music Station WPAQ by David Ford
4:23pm Apr 05, 2021 Ralph Epperson (left) and his son Kelly at WPAQ in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Kelly Epperson.
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This week would have marked the 100th birthday of Ralph Epperson, who was born on April 5, 1921. In the 1930s he left behind the tobacco fields near Mount Airy for college where he studied radio technology before returning to build that area’s first radio station, WPAQ, in 1948. It continues to bring live church services, bluegrass, and old-time music performances to the Piedmont and southern Virginia. Epperson’s son Kelly Epperson auditioned for a job at WPAQ in 1977 and has helped keep the tradition alive ever since. He spoke with WFDD’s David Ford.
FiddleRat may be young but this new Orlando group specializes in the good ol’ stuff. For the second anniversary celebration of SoDo brewery RockPit Brewing on.
Article Contributed by Bluegrass Music TV | Published on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Bluegrass Music TV-PRIME is proud to announce that Season 2 is now available for Reno’s Old-Time Music. Also available is Season 1 for WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour. The addition of these new shows join the Season 1 shows previously announced for subscription service from the newly formed BGM-TV partnership between video producer and record executive Sammy Passamano, III and Country & Bluegrass legend / video producer Ronnie Reno.
On January 26th BGM-TV launched its subscription service Bluegrass Music TV-PRIME to bluegrass fans containing two separate series; Reno’s Old Time Music – Season 1 and The (615) Hideaway – Season 1. Now available to Bluegrass Music TV-PRIME subscribers are Reno’s Old-Time Music - Season 2 performances by bluegrass legends and today’s top artists including J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, Mac Wiseman, Jim & Jesse McReynolds, Cox Family, Tashia Harris an