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Fred Vultee is an assistant professor of journalism at Wayne State University who began playing bluegrass music as a student at the University of North Carolina in the 1970s and still has photos from the first time he saw Doc Watson. Read More

Bluegrass and country music lost another legend yesterday with the passing of Doc Watson. Read More

Doc Watson, the blind virtuoso guitarist, folk music icon and the winner of seven Grammys, died Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89 and had colon surgery last week and had also recently suffered a fall. Read More

While they adjust to a new name for the long-running performance series anchored at UCLA 's Royce Hall, audiences may be reassured by the selection of major names that Kristy Edmunds, the new director who tweaked the title, has included in her first season of picks. Read More

Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing. Read More

Veteran rockers Jimmy Dillon and Lorin Rowan have rejoined forces to form San Francisco Music Club and will release their new album, "Love and Freedom", in May. The group's official CD release party will be held at the legendary Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California on May 5th, 2012, and will feature a myriad of guest performances by some very talented musicians. Read More

Veteran performers and recording artists Jimmy Dillon and Lorin Rowan have been playing music for many years, and now they rejoin forces with a group of talented singers and players to form San Francisco Music Club. Their new album, titled Love and Freedom", is a journey through the back roads of some of the great music traditions and cultures in the US, Caribbean, and Africa. Read More

The level of excitement surrounding steadily gestating mandolin prodigy Chris Thiele, and his newish band the Punch Brothers, is a bit of a curiosityuntil you look at the album covers. Read More

The people behind Smilefest and Head Jamz have partnered to present the first annual Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival. Read More

What's billed as the first bluegrass festival at sea will take place in early 2013. Read More