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BeatGrass: Everlasting Home

By , & Micah Schweizer • Jan 29, 2014

Credit Anna Rader

We were saddened to hear that BeatGrass banjo-picker Pete Mergard passed away last week. Here’s a song from the Cheyenne-based band’s December 2013 visit to the WPM studios.

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