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Mandolin Cafe and Northfield Mandolins are giving away a Model NF-F5M F-Style mandolin, valued at $2500. To enter, you simply need to provide your name and email address before January 31. Only one entry is allowed per email, and no registration

Alan John Britton’s biography, Uncle Art, information about which we shared with you in September, is now available after some production delays. It tells of the life and work of English A&R man/record producer Art Satherley, who was responsible for

Dennis Jones, host of Goin' Across The Mountain radio show Saturdays on WNCW, tells us that he will feature an Earl Scruggs birthday tribute on tomorrow's program. Earl's big day was actually yesterday (1/6), when he celebrated his 87th birthday. In addition

We had a chance yesterday to catch up with Alan Bibey, one half of the brain trust (with Steve Gulley) behind Grasstowne. Al tells us that the first airing of the band's appearance on Reno's Old Time Music Festival is set

The Infamous Stringdusters have begun a lengthy tour of the west coast and upper midwest, scheduled to run though the month of January and much of February as well. They have dubbed this jaunt the Ski Tour, the second time

Abigail Washburn stopped by the NPR Music office recently to shoot a video for the network's Tiny Desk Concert series, so named for being set behind the desk of Bob Boilen, host of their All Songs Considered program. She and her

We've been bringing you news of The Banjo Project for some time now. Most recently we reported that the production was in need of funding to complete the editing process. Emmy winning producer Marc Fields took to the digital streets

Eric Schlange, proprietor of the popular Hangout sites online, is today launching his latest venture, Mando Hangout. It is powered by the same engine as his other popular sites (Banjo, Fiddle, Flatpicker, and Reso Hangouts), and boasts the same features

We've had a number of occasions on Bluegrass Today to note the appreciation for J.S. Bach among bluegrass and acoustic string musicians. Much of Bach's music was composed for harpsichord, and is right at home on the banjo or mandolin,

“Bean Blossom, Indiana — near Brown County State Park and the artist-colony town of Nashville, Indiana — is home to the annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, founded in 1967 by Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. Widely recognized as the