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  • More Kenny Baker tribute from Grey Fox

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    Here is another video from Grey Fox, again with a Kenny Baker tribute theme. This time, we have Tim O'Brien and Chris Thile offering up a twin mandolin version of Bill Monroe's Jerusalem Ridge, long associated with Baker for his definitive

  • John McGann at Mandolin Cafe

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    Mandolin Cafe takes a look at John McGann, one of the less heralded heroes of the 8 string world, in the most recent edition their recurring 10 Questions segment. McGann is a virtuoso on both mandolin and guitar, and has been

  • Mandolin auditions for Marty Raybon

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    We just received word from Tim Raybon, Marty's brother, about a change in their touring band - and upcoming auditions for a replacement. "Chris Davis, mandolin player and vocalist for Marty Raybon & Full Circle the last three years is pursuing

  • Academy of Bluegrass – a review

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    Do you live in the middle of nowhere and can’t find a bluegrass teacher? Or work strange hours and need to take lessons at odd times? With the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass, it’s now possible to improve as a picker,

  • New CD from Russell Johnson

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    North Carolina singer, songwriter and mandolinist Russell Johnson has a new CD, Anytime Anyplace But Only You. Russell is well-known in bluegrass circles for his lengthy stints with two popular bands, New Vintage and The Grass Cats. Members of both outfits

  • Win an LM-500 mandolin

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    The good folks at The Music Link are offering mandolinists a chance to grab an LM-500 from The Loar for $0.00. All you have to do to enter is visit The Loar on Facebook, and click the Like button. The contest

  • Mandolin Mashup 2011 video

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    Well... it looks like I was wrong last week about there being no archived copy of the 2011 Mandolin Mashup video from the Berklee College of Music. Berklee mandolin instructor John McGann organizes this show each Spring as a showcase for

  • ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass coming in June

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    One of the more successful recent entries in the online world of string music instruction has been the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. Using a combination of prerecorded lessons and video exchanges between Tony and his many enrolled students, the

  • Mandolin Mashup at Berklee – and online

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    It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Mandolin Mashup 5! Tonight (May 4) at 8:15 p.m., Berklee College of Music mandolin instructor John McGann will host a concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston to celebrate the skill and artistry

  • Joe Walsh – Sweet Loam

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    Joe Walsh, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, has a new solo project, Sweet Loam, on his own Skinny Elephant label. It's the second under his name, which offers him a chance to stretch out a bit stylistically on mandolin, and