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New In This Issue Feature: A Different Groove of Grass Scott Rouse: The Grass is "Groovin" Above His Roots GrooveGrass 101 A review of GrooveGrass 101 Groove Grassin' in Michigan Is the Groove Grass project working? It is in Michigan. Featured CD: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Ancient Tones Bluegrass News: New iBluegrass Site Welcome to a new iBluegrass Magazine on a new dedicated server. iBluegrass Top 10 Take a surprising look at what's being played instead of what people want you to buy. The Coming Popularity of Bluegrass Face it, bluegrass is changing. Here is an interesting prediction of the future. MerleFest Update Nancy Griffith Joins Merlefest '99 Lineup European World of Bluegrass The stage is set for the European World of Bluegrass IBMM Memberhip The International Bluegrass Music Museum seeks members. Bill Monroe Memorial Highway Resolution Call to action for Indiana Residents. The Soundman A very interesting point of view from the guy on the other side of the sound. Editorial iBluegrass Links Page You spoke. We listened. Product Review The Intellitouch Tuner The improved Intellitouch tuner passed our test with flying colors. CD Reviews: Jerry Wicentowski Lucky break, a new CD from upper midwest artist. Ricky Skaggs Ancient Tones. How can you follow up Bluegrass Rules? Ricky did it. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver New double re-release of some of Quicksilver's best material. Jeff White The Broken Road. Steve Earle-Del McCoury Band The Mountain Jeanette Williams Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime Concerts: Barenburg, Bush, Douglas & Meyer Catawba Center, Hickory NC Tony Rice and Peter Rowan In Palo Alto, CA Humor BizarGrass Bubba Jones doughnut scandal continues. Tidbits Book Due in May Country music historian Charles K. Wolfe's history of the early Grand Ole Opry is due out in May from Nashville's Vanderbilt University/Country Music Foundation Press. "A Good Natured-Riot: The Birth Of the Grand Ole Opry" covers the show from its beginnings on WSM in 1925, to 1939 when the Opry first had a nationwide audience on the NBC Network. New Arrivals Jason and Monica Hale announce the birth a daughter, Hannah Jace Hale, born 2/19/99. Formerly of Unlimted Tradition, Hale is now a member of Melvin Goins & The Boys. Manuel, who keeps the iBluegrass Listservers up and running, and his wife had their first child, a little girl March 14th. Label News Doobie Shea and Hay Holler New announcements Obituaries: Charles Sawtelle Friends gone on Bluegrass says goodbye to some of its own. Myrtle Eleanor Cooper Lulubelle, From Bill Knowleton

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