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Big Sciota from Jaywalkers
Jaywalkers is an interesting and eclectic English string band from southeast of Liverpool who have developed quite a reputation among fans of modern acoustic music in the UK. They have a pair of albums, Early For A Thursday and 16 Miles, to their credit over [...]
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry Live
The modern musical arts based on traditional string music divide into many camps. Some use the instruments familiar to old time and bluegrass to push boundaries, while others demonstrate an almost fanatical devotion to the old masters. In between you can find every gradation on that [...]
Brett Smeltzer back to Stoney Creek
West Virginia’s Stoney Creek has announced the return of Brett Smeltzer to the band on mandolin and vocals. He had left the group in 2012 after 4 years of service to launch the Bluegrass Retrospect radio program online. The show airs each Sunday afternoon at The [...]
Nick Keen to Clay Hess
The Clay Hess Band has announced their newest member, Nick Keen, who will play mandolin with the group. He steps in for Ryan Moyers, who turned in his resignation earlier this year. Nick joins Clay and his son Brennan Hess on guitars, John Meyers on [...]
Adam Steffey solo project coming soon
Crossroads Music has announced a June release for New Primitive, a new solo project from Adam Steffey, on their new imprint, Organic Records. It will feature the award-winning mandolinist with The Boxcars on a mix of old time and bluegrass music, playerd with some of [...]
New banjos, mandolin from Morgan Monroe
The folks at Morgan Monroe have introduced a number of new instruments which may be of interest to the bluegrass/acoustic market. They are even giving away one of the new banjo models in July from their Facebook page to help spread the word. Two of [...]
CBA Bluegrass Camp for Kids
The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley, CA. It’s a formal, four-day workshop for young grassers, ages 8-16. This is in addition to their Kids on Bluegrass program, which prepares and coaches young [...]
The Mandolin Chronicles – Bibey & Benson
It almost goes without saying. Put two of the preeminent bluegrass mandolinists of the past 20 years together in the studio, along with a crack rhythm section, and you’re sure to get something memorable tracked. And so it is with The Mandolin Chronicles from Alan [...]
The Fiction Twins – Toshio Watanabe
The popularity of bluegrass music in Japan is a subject well known and widely discussed among US and European grassers. Since the postwar occupation of the island nation in the late 1940s, the Japanese have warmed to many aspects of American culture, with baseball and [...]
Utility infielder sought for Dollywood
The good folks at Dollywood asked us to pass along that they are on the hunt for a utility player for the 2013 season, which runs from April 2013 to January 4, 2014. The successful applicant must play fiddle, and will be able to proficiently double [...]
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