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Jackson County, IA!! Friday, October 16, Sam and band are coming to you live at Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in Maquoketa, IA. Come join us. Tickets are on sale now! Tkts & info: app.showslinger.com/e/sam-bush

#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #codfishhollowbarnstormers
October 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bluegrass supremacy.
October 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury, and Dan Tyminski did a bluegrass cover of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"
Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury, & Dan Tyminski Cover Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"
Last year comedy legend Steve Martin teamed with his fellow banjo player Alison Brown on an album called Safe, Sensible And Sane. They’re continuing to work together, and today they’ve brought some mo...
stereogum.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Remembering Oct. 7; preparing for Nov. 3, working with ICE is not cool; fossil fuels mean terminal illness; reflections on the dead and undead; another "No Kings" rally on the way; notes on art, and the joy of music.
The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 34
Remembering Oct. 7; preparing for Nov. 3, working with ICE is not cool; fossil fuels mean terminal illness; reflections on the dead and undead; another "No Kings" rally on the way; notes on art, and the joy of music. This episode includes: The Dead and the Undead Forbes Real Time Billionaires 2026 Kentucky Mayor Election Polls, Odds & Candidates Another successful art show
thebluegrassbluespodcast.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Steve Martin wrote new lyrics for “Old Town Road,” then teamed with Alison Brown, Del McCoury + Dan Tyminski to give the Lil Nas X hit a bluegrass makeover.

Before the picking starts, Martin has trouble remembering he already knows his collaborators.

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Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury & Dan Tyminski Cover ‘Old Town Road’
Steve Martin and Alison Brown enlisted Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski for a bluegrass version of “Old Town Road” featuring new lyrics by Martin.
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October 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
#TBT: Eight years ago today, Carol Moreira and I left Hardly Strictly Bluegrass early so we could climb Twin Peaks before sundown. The view of #sanfrancisco was worth it.
October 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We don't wish to sound skeptical, but Kentuckians were fickle about speaking to pollsters even before the death of land-line phones.

We remember the 2015 Bluegrass Poll - which we were part of - forecasting that Democrat Jack Conway was on track to be our next governor.

He lost by 9 points. ^JC
October 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Sister Sadie Takes You Inside The Band’s Long-Haul Touring Experience With “Marlboros In Muskogee”

Progressive Bluegrass band Sister Sadie has released a new single, “Marlboros in Muskogee”, that lets you in on the experience of being in the band....
Sister Sadie Takes You Inside The Band’s Long-Haul Touring Experience With “Marlboros In Muskogee”
Progressive Bluegrass band Sister Sadie has released a new single, “Marlboros in Muskogee”, that lets you in on the experience of being in the band. It’s a "true chronicle of an epic bout of touring" out West from their hometown of Nashville through Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona under a super blood moon, and then driving 30 hours straight back home to Tennessee.
wildfiremusic.net
October 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Steve Martin and Alison Brown on Reinventing Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ as an All-Star Bluegrass Tune… With Added Lyrics About Buc-ee’s and Sasquatch variety.com/2026/music/n...
Steve Martin and Alison Brown on Reinventing Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ as an All-Star Bluegrass Tune… With Added Lyrics About Buc-ee’s and Sasquatch
Steve Martin and Alison Brown on reinventing Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' as traditional bluegrass, with new lyrics and Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski.
variety.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Men wanted after allegedly robbing a Lexington gas station with a handgun. Details: https://www.wkyt.com/2026/10/08/men-wanted-connection-with-armed-robbery-lexington/ 
Men wanted in connection with armed robbery in Lexington
Two men are wanted in connection with an armed robbery on East Reynolds Road, according to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.
www.wkyt.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“Wasn’t expecting Kentucky bluegrass to be quite this literal.”

“Nor I.”
October 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Solid R seat but I gave her some money becasue I respect the bluegrass campaign jingle so much.
Re: campaign songs, Beth Macey (author of Dopesick) is running for Congress in VA-06 and has a folky, cheesy campaign ditty airing on the radio.

youtu.be/ORd6sbLeDZ0?...
Beth Macy Jingle Recording Session
YouTube video by Tom Landon
youtu.be
October 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
October 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Dan Tyminski & Del McCoury Give This Lil Nas X Hit a Bluegrass Spin
Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Dan Tyminski & Del McCoury Give This Lil Nas X Hit a Bluegrass Spin
Steve Martin and Alison Brown have remade Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' as a bluegrass song.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
9:58 AM "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" by 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤
from 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑎 𝐹𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠 & 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 (RCA/BMG Heritage) #nowplaying
October 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I’m honored to serve as one of the judges for the Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest, presented by the Bluegrass Writers Coalition. It is open to writers of all genres, and features awards and cash prizes. See all the rules and entry information at bluegrasswriterscoalition.com/contest/
Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest - Bluegrass Writers Coalition
The Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest is an annual contest designed to highlight Kentucky’s rich literary talen.
bluegrasswriterscoalition.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass delivered a free, welcoming Golden Gate Park lineup spanning major legends and rising artists, with poignant tributes and humor-filled performances.
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October 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass delivered a free, welcoming Golden Gate Park lineup spanning major legends and rising artists, with poignant tributes and humor-filled performances.
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October 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Every Friday afternoon, the Gananoque Seniors Association hosts musical entertainment, upstairs at the Ganonoque Legion. This week, the Second Stringers will provide the music. We do mainly roots folk bluegrass tunes, with unplugged guitars, banjos, and bass.

#Gananoque
October 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I was shocked to discover this morning that Béla and the My Bluegrass Heart band will be in Gainesville (about 45 miles away) next Wednesday. I've got tickets!
Thanks for causing me to go look!
October 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Day 8 antediluvian folk songs
Angels Rock Me to Sleep
- Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Angels Rock Me to Sleep by Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys on Apple Music
Song · 1987 · Duration 3:01
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October 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
On of the craziest endings. Ever.

The Bluegrass Miracle
October 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM