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Evolution of Bluegrass

HVBA’s six-week bluegrass course at Marist College’s Center for Lifetime Studies has wrapped up, and by all accounts it was a smashing success. Each 75-minute session was part informational and part musical, with a different

Audie Blaylock & Redline Concert

Fred Robbins, Videographer

Saturday night the HVBA hosted a great concert by Audie Blaylock and Redline at Christ Episcopal Church in Poughkeepsie.

Audie spent 9 years on the road with Jimmy Martin as a Sunny Mountain Boy and

Earl Scruggs: The Sound


My story is like many others.

I first heard the sound in the 60’s as a poor mountaineer missed his shot and struck oil. I listened, watched, and was amazed at the sound in in the 70’s, as 4 guys were beginning an ill-fated canoe trip. And the sound kept turning up. It was in the hit songs “Squeeze Box” (The Who), and “Long Tall Glasses” (Leo Sayer). The 70’s 

New York Fiddle Contest

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We are ready to go!  The New York Fiddle Contest, co-sponsored by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association, will be held on August 26. Applications are limited, so get yours in early!  This contest is open to all fiddlers, not just bluegrass players.  

This Friday: Hot Mustard - HVBA Showcase Series




Hot Mustard started as a NH Arts Grant apprenticeship between Bruce Stockwell and Bill Jubett.

Bruce & Bill put together a number of double-banjo arrangements over the course of the grant, and decided to take their show on the road. Adding to the band are their sweethearts and long-time musical companions, April Jubett on
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