• FiddleStar Camps for 2009

    Megan Lynch sent along details about her two 2009 FiddleStar instructional camps, held in Ridge Top, TN - just north of Nashville. The adult camp is scheduled for April 30-May 9 and, in addition to Megan, will feature legendary fiddler Bobby

  • Jerry Douglas at MPI

    Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale and Sam Bush are all scheduled as presenters at Music Producers Institute sessions in 2009. These 3 day sessions offer a crash course in how successful studio producers "do what they do." Led by Grammy-winning producer Steve

  • Tony Trischka fiddle tunes book for banjo

    Mel Bay Publications has released a new book/CD package from Tony Trischka, called Master Collection of Fiddle Tunes for Banjo. Dozens of tunes most commonly played on the fiddle are arranged for 3 finger banjo, encompassing music from the American and

  • Joy To The World from Homespun

    Happy Traum, founder of Homespun Tapes, has posted a free lesson online as a Christmas gift for the many guitarists who have supported his company since it was formed in 1967. The song is Joy To The World, arranged for fingerstyle

  • Introducing DelFest Academy

    The inaugural DelFest Academy will take place from May 18-21, 2009. The Academy, which will take place at the DelFest venue - the Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, Maryland - provides two levels of instruction: Level 1 (novice to intermediate) and Level

  • Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp to NYC

    The 2009 Mark O'Connor String Camp will be held in New York City, the first time the roving clinic has touched down in the Big Apple. The camp will run from July 27th - 31st, 2009 in multiple locations within a

  • Lester Flatt style instruction on YouTube

    Chris Sharp may be best known for his work on the Grammy Award winning O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, or his years spent touring with the late John Hartford. What you may not know is that this accomplished guitar

  • Backup Techniques On The Five-String Banjo

    Jack Hatfield is set to release his latest book for 5 string banjo on December 15. Backup Techniques On The Five-String Banjo is volume three in Jack's Bluegrass Banjo Method series, running to 230 pages with 2 play-along audio CDs. This