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Foggy Mountain Jamboree is a foundational bluegrass album by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, released by Columbia Records in 1957. Accompanied by their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, the album highlights Scruggs's innovative three-finger banjo picking style and Flatt's rhythmic guitar and lead vocals...
The Blue Mountains National Park protects significant Australian wilderness within New South Wales. Characterized by steep sandstone cliffs and extensive eucalyptus forests, it’s notable for its unique geological formations and biodiversity. The park encompasses a globally recognized area designated...
The Three Sisters are a group of three sandstone rock towers overlooking the Jamison Valley near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Commonly called Meehni, Wimlah, and Gunnedoo, they were shaped as erosion acted on the region's jointed sandstone cliffs. The formation is vi...
At the Old Schoolhouse is a live double album by the American bluegrass band the Johnson Mountain Boys, released in 1989. The recordings were captured during the group's farewell concert held at the Old Schoolhouse in Lucketts, Virginia, in late 1988. The album showcases the band's traditional appro...
Clinch Mountain Country is a 1998 collaborative album featuring bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley alongside numerous country and bluegrass musicians. The double album includes Stanley performing with guest artists such as George Jones, Porter Wagoner, and Alison Krauss, reinterpreting traditional moun...
Wallenford Estate Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is cultivated on the volcanic slopes of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, renowned for its distinctive mild flavor profile and consistent medium body resulting from high altitude growing conditions.
The Blue Mountains funnel-web spider (Hadronyche versuta) is a venomous arachnid belonging to the family Atracidae, endemic to the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. It constructs silk-lined burrows in moist, sheltered habitats. Like other Australian funnel-web spiders, the species...
Elevation is the debut studio album by the American jamgrass group Yonder Mountain String Band, released in 1999 on their independent Frog Pad label. The album captures the band's acoustic instrumentation, featuring vocal harmonies alongside progressive bluegrass arrangements. It established the fou...
The Johnson Mountain Boys is the self-titled debut studio album by the American traditional bluegrass band of the same name, released on Rounder Records. The group originated in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area and gained prominence in the 1980s for their strict adherence to the first-generati...
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is a protected area in eastern Jamaica covering mountainous cloud forest and tropical rainforest ecosystems. The park spans roughly 26,000 hectares and shelters the island's highest peak, Blue Mountain Peak, along with high levels of endemic biodiversity. I...
Rogue Creamery Echo Mountain Blue is an American artisan blue cheese produced in Oregon. It’s notable for its distinctive flavor developed through careful aging of cow's milk from local herds. The cheese offers a creamy texture and bold taste. It appeals to consumers seeking high-quality, traditiona...
Ralph Stanley is a 2002 solo album by American bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, released through DMZ and Columbia Records. Produced by T Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, and Larry Ehrlich, it places Stanley's distinctive singing and banjo-rooted mountain-music tradition within a spare acoustic setting....
"Blue Diamond" is a traditional bluegrass album by the Washington, D.C.-based Johnson Mountain Boys, released on Rounder Records in 1993. The album was recorded following the group's initial breakup and 1988 farewell concert, featuring the classic lineup of Dudley Connell, David McLaughlin, and Tom...
Still Climbing Mountains is a bluegrass album by the American band Blue Highway, released in 2001 on Rounder Records. The record marked a significant transition for the Tennessee-based group, representing their first full project with the Rounder label after several early releases on Rebel Records....
Requests is a bluegrass music album released in 1988 by the American band the Johnson Mountain Boys on the Rounder Records label. The album features the band's traditional acoustic instrumentation and distinct vocal harmonies, reflecting their commitment to first-generation bluegrass styles. Formed...
"Old Hands" is a studio album by the American jamgrass group Yonder Mountain String Band, released in 2003 on their independent label, Frog Pad Records. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart and number 54 on the Top Country Albums chart. It features the band's c...
Town by Town is a studio album by Yonder Mountain String Band, released in 2001 on the band's own Frog Pad Records label. The group, formed in Nederland, Colorado, is associated with the progressive and jam-influenced strain of bluegrass sometimes called jamgrass. The album features vocal and instru...
The Show is a bluegrass album by the Colorado-based jamgrass group Yonder Mountain String Band, released in 2009 on their independent Frog Pad Records label. The album represents the quartet's distinct fusion of traditional bluegrass instrumentation with the extended improvisational structures of ja...
Blue Mountain State is an American sitcom centered around the fictional Blue Mountain State University’s football team, the Mountain Goats. The show depicts college life with elements of football, social activities, and associated behaviors. It gained a dedicated audience through streaming availabil...
This roast captures the robust, slightly smoky character often associated with Australian-style dark roasts. It provides a powerful punch of flavor that is deeply satisfying, featuring notes of dark caramel and a noticeable, pleasant smokiness. It maintains a good level of acidity balance despite th...
Get Yourself Outside is a 2022 bluegrass album by the American jam band Yonder Mountain String Band, released on their independent label Frog Pad Records. The album represents the band's continued commitment to progressive, high-energy acoustic music. It was a commercial success within its genre, re...
The Blue Mountains are a significant Australian landscape located west of Sydney. This UNESCO World Heritage area is renowned for its spectacular geological formations including the iconic Three Sisters. The range offers diverse hiking trails and breathtaking views, attracting nature enthusiasts, ph...
The Blue Mountains Escarpment is a prominent geological fault line and cliff face in New South Wales, Australia. Formed primarily from Hawkesbury sandstone, it marks the dramatic eastern edge of the Blue Mountains plateau as it descends into the Sydney Basin. This rugged terrain features well-known...
The Blue-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis clemenciae) is the largest hummingbird that regularly occurs in the United States, found in montane canyons of the southwestern borderlands and northern Mexico. The male is distinguished by its blue throat, while the female has a grey throat and distinctive...
Love. Ain't Love is a studio album by the American progressive bluegrass group Yonder Mountain String Band, released in 2017 under the Frog Pad Records label. Originating from Colorado, the band is noted for its jamgrass style, which merges traditional bluegrass instrumentation with extended improvi...
Blue Mountain Tunnel is a highway tunnel on the main line of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in central Pennsylvania. It carries Interstate 76 through Blue Mountain as part of the original Pennsylvania Turnpike route, which opened in 1940 and crossed the Appalachian ridges with a combination of tunnels, c...
Marley Coffee’s “One Love” blend is a medium roast crafted from Arabica beans sourced primarily from Guatemala and Ethiopia, offering notes of chocolate, caramel, and citrus with a smooth finish.
To the Far Blue Mountains is a Western historical novel by Louis L'Amour and part of the Sackett series. It follows Barnabas Sackett as he leaves England for the New World while being pursued because of rare gold coins believed to be connected with a treasure lost by King John. The novel combines an...
The Blue Mountains Funnel-web Spider is a highly venomous arachnid native to New South Wales, Australia, first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1877.
