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2011 Appalachia in the Bluegrass concert series
Jimmy and Ada McCown close out their set in the 2010 Appalachia in the Bluegrass Series. They return to the series Oct. 14, 2011. (c) Herald-Leader photo by Rich Copley. The University of Kentucky’s...
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Artist change for Red Barn Radio tonight
Lexington-based Howard's Creek performed at the Aug. 18, 2010, taping of "Red Barn Radio" at ArtsPlace. Photo by Rich Copley | LexGo.com If you were planning to head out to Red Barn Radio tonight (Oct....
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PBS Fall Arts Festival – Miami City Ballet
The Miami City Ballet performs George Balanchine's "Western Symphony." © PBS photo by Kyle Froman Photography. To most of us, fall arts means getting out in the crisp weather to attend shows and visit...
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Punch Brothers documentary coming to the Kentucky
Mandolinist Chris Thile relaxes between instrument cases in the Mark Meatto documentary "How to Grow a Band," a film about the early days of the Punch Brothers. © Photo courtesy of Shaftway...
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2012 Southland Jamboree lineup
Russ Farmer and Joanna Binford of Howard's Creek perform at a taping of Red Barn Radio in 2010. The group will open the 2012 Southland Jamboree May 29. © Herald-Leader staff photo by Rich Copley. The...
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UK’s Niles Center for American Music’s 2012 Appalachia in the Bluegrass lineup
Louisville-based Appaltin will open this year’s Appalachia in the Bluegrass series at the University of Kentucky’s John Jacob Niles Center for American Music. Photo from facebook.com/appalatin. The...
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Adam Luckey is Red Barn Radio’s new host
Since the departure of Brad Becker, the host slot at Red Barn Radio has become something of a musical chair, and not in the way the show intends. But as of last week, well-known Lexington actor Adam...
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Norton Center for the Arts 2013-14 season
John Malkovich, shown meeting the press in Portugal, will bring “The Infernal Comedy” to the Norton Center for the Arts May 5. © AP photo by Francisco Seco. The Norton Center for the Arts extends its...
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill presenting bluegrass show at Meadow View Barn
Town Mountain’s Phil Barker, Jake Hopping, Robert Greer and Jesse Langlais made their Festival of the Bluegrass debut on June 8. Herald-Leader photo by Rich Copley. The Meadow View Barn at the Shaker...
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Tyler Childers’ music has grown up with him
Tyler Childers at a filming of the web and KET series “Shaker Steps.” © Photo by Mark Rush | Shaker Steps. When Tyler Childers was 16, he had been writing songs for a few years, “mostly about my...
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Lexington Singers play Carnegie Hall Sunday
Conductor Jefferson Johnson, accompanist Jay Flippin and the Lexington Singers in a rehearsal last spring. © Photos by Rich Copley. The Lexington Singers are taking the sounds of the Bluegrass to the...
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Michael Cleveland at Southland Jamboree, Tuesday
Michael Cleveland on stage at the Festival of the Bluegrass with his eight-string fiddle. © Herald-Leader staff photo by Rich Copley. Count me among the folks who was not prepared for what I heard when...
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Backstreet Boys go bluegrass
Easily the coolest thing at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night was that Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson invited a duo of college bluegrass musicians to...
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Phoenix Friday: Go for Ben Sollee, discover Humming House
This afternoon’s Phoenix Friday concert, presented by WUKY-FM 91.3, features well-known Lexington musician Ben Sollee, who is taking the cello places most Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra kids...
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‘WoodSongs’ expands its TV and radio reach
The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour is presented most Mondays at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Ryan Zencka. The Lexington-based WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour has...
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