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Masters of Bluegrass

The Bluegrass "MOB" - legendary players Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, Bobby Osborne on mandolin and vocals , J.D. Crowe on banjo, Bobby Hicks on fiddle and Jerry McCoury on bass and vocals - performs at the 2013 Festival of the Bluegrass at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Season 18 Episode 1 Length 59:03 Premiere: 06/09/14

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Season 18 Episodes

The Seldom Scene
S18 E13 Length 59:03 Premiere Date 09/01/14

Lonesome River Band
S18 E12 Length 58:18 Premiere Date 08/25/14

Bluegrass Collective
S18 E11 Length 57:38 Premiere Date 08/18/14

The 23 String Band
S18 E10 Length 56:33 Premiere Date 08/11/14

Dale Ann Bradley
S18 E9 Length 58:13 Premiere Date 08/04/14

The Grass Stains
S18 E8 Length 58:43 Premiere Date 07/28/14

Kentucky Blue; Laurel River Line
S18 E7 Length 56:43 Premiere Date 07/21/14

Town Mountain
S18 E6 Length 59:03 Premiere Date 07/14/14

Blue Highway
S18 E5 Length 58:53 Premiere Date 07/07/14

NewTown; Coaltown Dixie
S18 E4 Length 57:53 Premiere Date 06/30/14

The Boxcars
S18 E3 Length 57:18 Premiere Date 06/23/14

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
S18 E2 Length 57:58 Premiere Date 06/16/14

Masters of Bluegrass
S18 E1 Length 59:03 Premiere Date 06/09/14

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Dale Ann Bradley - S19 E1

Premiered On: 09/08/2015

Five-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Dale Ann Bradley performs at the 2014 Best of the Bluegrass. A 2015 KET Production.

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Steep Canyon Rangers - S19 E2

Premiered On: 09/15/2015

North Carolina bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers take the stage at the 2014 Best of the Bluegrass. A 2015 KET Production.

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Tab Benoit - S15 E1

Premiered On: 06/07/2011

Benoit, an iconic Louisiana guitarist and songwriter, delivers his signature swamp-blues-meets-Chicago-blues sound in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues &d Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. A 2011 KET production.

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Shemekia Copeland - S15 E2

Premiered On: 06/14/2011

Copeland, a passionate singer with a "blast-furnace voice," shows why she's one of the hottest rising blues stars in a rousing performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. A 2011 KET production

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Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers - S15 E3

Premiered On: 06/21/2011

Piazza, one of the blues' most influential harp players, and his band perform jumpin', swingin' West Coast-style blues at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. A 2011 KET production.

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The Best of the Festival of the Bluegrass 40th Anniversary - S18 E14

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The Seldom Scene - S18 E13

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Lonesome River Band - S18 E12

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Bluegrass Collective - S18 E11

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The 23 String Band - S18 E10

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