On Monday Brance mentioned an upcoming album from Tim Stafford and Steve Gulley in his piece about Blue Highway's 15th Anniversary concert in Roanoke. We had posted last year about this project when Tim and Steve first started recording in
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CA Guitars closes up shop
Composite Acoustics, commonly known as CA Guitars, has closed its doors. The Louisiana-based company that manufactured steel-string acoustic guitars made from a carbon fiber material had found adherents among both hobby and professional pickers worldwide, including Blue Highway guitarist Tim Stafford.
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Still Inside – The Tony Rice Story
The bluegrass and acoustic guitar world has been buzzing this past two years, awaiting the publication of Still Inside - The Tony Rice Story. This authorized biography of the legendary guitarist and vocalist, written by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright, has
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Missy Werner – Drifting and Dreaming
Another of the many CDs that have crossed the threshold this month comes from Ohioan Missy Werner. I wasn't familiar with her music prior to receiving this copy of Drifting and Dreaming, but when I saw that Dwight McCall had
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Acoustic Guitar lists top albums of past 20 years
The February 2010 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine has a year-by-year listing of what they deem to be the finest acoustic music of the past two decades. It's part of the magazine's 20th Anniversary issue, billed as a collector's edition. They
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Blue Highway at 15
Blue Highway is zeroing in on the 15th anniversary of their very first live performance, which ocurred on New Year's Eve in 1994. At that time, Tim Stafford had just left his position with Alison Krauss, as had Shawn Lane his
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Thursday IBMA exhibit hall photos
We'll be playing catch-up this next few days with photos, stories and video from this whirlwind week at IBMA. There is more to tell about events on Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon, plus we have a video interview with Sam Bush,
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Stolen Instrument: Tim Stafford's CA Guitar
Colby Laney is a student in the bluegrass music program at ETSU in Johnson City, TN. He plays in the young bluegrass band Next Best Thing. Tim Stafford was kind enough to loan Colby a CA guitar for his use
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Flatpicking Bluegrass
Flatpicking Bluegrass is the latest CD from FGM Records, the label branch of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. The CD features 12 flatpicking masters on 12 traditional bluegrass numbers. These are all vocal tunes, no instrumentals here. According to Dan Miller, publisher
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Steve and Tim…
Or is that Tim and Steve? Steve Gulley and Tim Stafford, two of the most widely-recorded songwriters in bluegrass today, are collaborating on a new CD for Pinecastle Records. It will feature 14 songs that the pair have written together,