Audie Blaylock & Redline

Audie Blaylock has performed with some of bluegrass music’s most distinguished acts over the years including the great Jimmy Martin and Rhonda Vincent & The Rage as well as doing session work that earned him a Grammy® nomination for Best Bluegrass Album and an IBMA nomination for Recorded Event of the Year for" A Tribute to Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass." This group project included Audie Blaylock on guitar and vocals along with a stellar

Harmony Workshop II

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On March 10 the HVBA held it's second harmony workshop, attended by 8 people. The workshop was instructed by 2 people, Gene Yellin, a guitarist/vocalist for backup and voice assistance, and Valerie Mindel, the main vocal/harmony coach. She has a background in gospel, old timey, country/western and bluegrass, and pitched the harmony in a bluegrass way. 

HVBA Showcase: No Brakes

Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's Member Band, No Brakes, is a high energy band playing the best of traditional and contemporary bluegrass. This Poughkeepsie based quintet has been together for over ten years playing many

Fairview Avenue in the Spotlight

Fairview Avenue is our newest Member Band and our spotlight shines upon them in this issue. These are musicians with true bona fides. Scott Hopkins, the banjo player and a graduate of Crane School of Music, came to music playing the tuba, bass and banjo, starting at the age of 15. He formed a bluegrass group in college to