Author: Brance

Not long ago we reported that Chris Harris had left Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice, and that Junior was in search of a new mandolin player. Junior has just announced that John Miller will be joining the band in that capacity.

It seems there is a thriving industry in custom built guitars Down Under. May 2009 will see many of Australia's premier luthiers congregate for the Melbourne guitar makers festival. The two day event will feature exhibits of finely crafted acoustic guitars,

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but YouTube has begun allowing not only high(er) definition video, but also is now supporting native 16:9 format. To test it out I uploaded another of our IBMA 2008 videos, this one is an

The Prague Post ran an article yesterday about the popularity of bluegrass music on the European Continent. The hook for the piece is a show taking place in Prague tomorrow featuring Czech band Monogram. It's a well written article discussing the

As an unashamed Mac user, I love iTunes. In fact, I rarely listen to music (for pleasure) outside of the iTunes/iPod environment. I like the ease and convenience of iTunes for listening to whatever music strikes my fancy at the

Brian Baker, writing for CityBeat Cincinnati, recently suggested that we coronate a new King of Bluegrass. His suggestion as to who should wear the crown? Ralph Stanley. His reasoning for recognizing Stanley is certainly sound, but his premise is wrong. If Monroe was

Mel Bay Publications has just released the first book in a new series called "School Of." This particular book is the School of Mandolin: Basic Chords and Soloing. Taught by veteran educator Joe Carr, the book presents 16 tunes (some with

Over the course of the last year, Borders has steadily reduced the amount of in-store floor space dedicated to music, by 30%. Music now owns only 7% of the floor space in Borders stores. Considering their primary business is books,

I've had several discussions with artists over the course of 2008 with regard to the final destination of promo CDs. Everyone sends them out, but no one talks about where they end up. The artists and labels send out large

Banjo players have been clamoring for instructional materials from Ron Block for years, but his busy schedule with Alison Krauss & Union Station has prevented him from dedicating the time to it. Until now... His first banjo instructional DVD will be