• Weber to Two Old Hippies

    Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments, builders of mandolin family instruments, plus arch top and resonator guitars, has been acquired by Two Old Hippies, LLC, the parent company of Bedell and Breedlove guitars. The instruments will continue to be handmade by Bruce Weber and

  • 2013 Vintage Guitar Price Guide released

    Vintage Guitar magazine has released the 2013 edition of their Price Guide. The book, once again, includes historical and pricing information for banjos, on top of their regular coverage of acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, amplifiers, and basses. The Guide is published

  • James Kee leaving Newtown

    We've received a couple of missives from NewTown regarding a personnel change within the band. Over the past 5 years NewTown has been fortunate enough to travel the country experiencing some of the finest musical events in the country. Together we

  • Daydreams – Cory Piatt

    Young Cory Piatt is currently mandolinist with The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band. He has been playing almost half his 17 years, and has developed a stunning mastery of his instrument in this short time, as evidenced by his debut

  • Iowa Bluegrass joins Play It Forward!

    The Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa has partnered with The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation to implement a regional, licensed affiliate for the foundation's Play It Forward! program. It sets up a musical instrument lending library and helps match young students of bluegrass with

  • Mandolin opening with the Gabeharts

    Jim & Valerie Gabehart are on the hunt for a new mandolin player for their West Virginia-based group. Current mandolinist Steve Acord has had to bow out, having taken a new day job that won't allow him the flexibility needed to tour

  • The Old Home Place Ain´t The Same Anymore

    Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers will be releasing a new album on October 15 with a decidedly throwback vibe. From the '60s-style cover to having been recorded in 2 days in an analog format with no overdubs, The Old Home Place Ain't

  • Thile snags Genius Grant

    Mandolin pioneer Chris Thile has been named as among the 23 recipients of the 2012 MacArthur Fellowship. The annual award, distributed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, includes a $500,000 grant (paid over five years) which the recipients may

  • Results from Winfield 2012

    Held this past weekend was the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, host of the 41st running of the National Flatpicking Championship. The festival is much more than a contest, though, with multiple stages of entertainment running simultaneously with full bands,

  • Online fundraiser for David Wiseman

    Friends of western North Carolina picker David Wiseman have set up a donations page at GiveForward.com to raise money for his medical treatment. David has a rare vascular disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis, which restricts the flow of blood due to inflammation in the