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Recording King used the occasion of the 2012 Summer NAMM show to debut a pair of new instruments for bluegrass pickers. One is a new entry into their affordably-priced, solid wood guitar series, and the other their first stab at the

Terry Herd caught up with Richard Keldsen of Saga Music at this past weekend's Summer NAMM show in Nashville. Saga is the parent company for such popular bluegrass instrument brands as Blueridge Guitars, Gold Star banjos, Regal resonator guitars, and Kentucky

Daniel Cooper of Cooperstand gave us a run-through of his product line at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville yesterday. http://vimeo.com/45738396

Bryan Sutton is on most everyone's list of favorite flat pickers. His several recordings and prominent supporting roles put him in the forefront of modern acoustic guitarists. Sutton's remarkable technique and deep musicality won him raves during a brief stint with

This week our poll asks about our readers' participation in the music. Specifically, which bluegrass instruments do you play? We're not asking how well you play, or at what level. Just whether. You can choose as many instruments as you play -

Our friend Zach White has sent along another clever graphic he devised, picking up on a theme originated by Caroline Melby of Nash Street.   Zach said that anyone who wants to dispute these characterizations can catch him with Nash Street at the Full

Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of Donica Christensen in East Nashville, TN was burglarized. Three instruments and some other items were taken. Donica is a former bluegrass

Bluegrass guitarslinger Clay Hess and his lovely wife Samantha are expecting their first child later this year. They just found out yesterday that it's a girl, and Samantha is due November 14. Since leaving Sierra Hull & Highwa 111 last summer,

We caught up with Ron Block this week, and he tells us that he has started work on a new solo recording - as he has breaks in the Alison Krauss & Union Station tour schedule this summer. He says that

We have learned that Doc Watson is scheduled to undergo extensive surgery this evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was admitted there this morning after his health failed while in another hospital recovering from a fall. This procedure is