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Music: Remembering Earl Scruggs

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Banjo-picking legend Earl Scruggs died yesterday at the age of 88. He was a favorite son of North Carolina and forever changed the music we call bluegrass.…

PineCone: North Carolina’s Rich Musical Tradition

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"Piedmont traditional music is bluegrass, gospel, Celtic/Irish, even ukelele music."…

Pictures: Circle of Friends Benefit

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Cary, NC – Just recently, Sertoma Aphitheatre in Cary played host to the Circle of Friends Benefit, an afternoon of bluegrass to raise money for ailing musician Jan Johansson.…

A Bluegrass Emergency

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Photos by Karl Fisher CARY, N.C. - After recovering from having a heart pump implanted this past spring, musician Jan Johansson was added back onto the heart transplant waiting list in July. His friends have organized a fundraiser to help him and his wife, Theresa, defray his medical expenses. PineCone helped…

Bluegrass Benefit Concert Sunday for Jan Johansson

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A terrific line-up of musicians has agreed to play for the entire afternoon on Sunday to help offset the health-care costs of a well-loved Cary musician, Jan Johansson.…