Losing track of your picks can be maddening when the urge to play or practice hits, especially for new banjo or guitar pickers who haven't developed routines to manage them. And if you have cats in your house, forget about
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I’m Free Again from new Norman Blake album
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has announced an October 22 release for Day By Day, their first project for Norman Blake, perhaps the most iconic and quintessential flatpicker and folk singer since Doc Watson. At 83, Blake is churning out new music at
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Molly Tuttle and Old Crow Medicine Show in Grand Rapids
Molly Tuttle at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI (August 29, 2021) - photo © Bryan Bolea Bryan Bolea was on hand with his camera last week when Molly Tuttle and Old Crow Medicine Show performed at Meijer Gardens in
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Jim Hurst to Pinecastle Records
Pinecastle Records has announced the re-signing of noted bluegrass and Americana guitarist/vocalist Jim Hurst for his next solo project. At the same time, the label is re-releasing Jim's 2001 record, Second Son, which featured an all-star cast of bluegrass pickers and
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Charles Sawtelle Memorial Bench rededication – July 27, 2021
Last month, Dave Berry shared a lovely story about the Memorial Bench in Boulder, CO erected to honor the life and music of original Hot Rize guitarist, Charles Sawtelle, who passed away after a bout with cancer in 1999. The
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Tony Rice’s passion for Accutron watches profiled in HODINKEE
Tony Rice with his Accutron (on right) - photo © Scott Simontacchi There are many avid fans of the late Tony Rice who knew about his passion for vintage Accutron timepieces, one as deep and enduring as his love for bluegrass music,
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Charles Sawtelle Memorial Bench gets a much needed tidying up
A local San Francisco Bay Area pickin' buddy friend, Scott Dailey, from the Stoney Mountain Ramblers, reached out to me about a project he initiated to spruce up the Charles Sawtelle Memorial Bench in Boulder, Colorado. The original bench was
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Clay Jones back with Terry Baucom as a Duke of Drive
Terry Baucom has announced the newest member of his touring and recording group, the Dukes of Drive. And it's someone who has been associated with Bauc for a good many of his 50 years in the business. Clay Jones joins the
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Davidson Brothers name Jacob McGuffie for 2021 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship
The Davidson Brothers, Hamish and Lachlan, surely among Australia's most notable bluegrass acts, have announced Jacob McGuffie as the recipient of the 2021 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship. Since 2011, the Davidsons have awarded a $1500 cash grant and a day in the
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Jeff Huss retiring from Huss & Dalton Guitar Company
Kimberly Dalton, Jeff Huss, Brian Dickel, and Mark Dalton of Huss & Dalton Jeff Huss, co-founder of the Huss & Dalton Guitar Company, has announced his retirement after more than 25 years building top flight steel string acoustic guitars in Virginia's