Author: Brance

With IBMA fast approaching, and the official awards soon to be handed out, don't forget to vote in our reader poll. We haven't talked much about it since it was put up, but it's time for an update! At this point

As John and I are preparing for IBMA's World of Bluegrass event we are presented with a wealth of opportunities for covering the event here on Bluegrass Today. We want to be sure to present the aspects of the event

Modern Guitars Magazine is currently featuring a two page interview with Chuck Erikson, nicknamed The Duke of Pearl. Erikson got his start as a banjo builder, but soon developed an interest in inlay. Discovering that small shop instrument builders did not

D'Addario Strings has announced a recall on their humidity control products in the Humidipak line. It seems there is a potential defect that allows the solution to leak through the product lining. We have discovered that we have a potential defect

Located in Rochester, NY, the George Eastman House is a museum of photography and film housed in the mansion of the late George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The museum is an independent non-profit, dedicated to educating people

Resonance is a new bimonthly newsletter for resophonic (dobro) guitar players. The July-August issue was Volume 1 #1. Issue #2 will be mailing out soon and we wanted to tell you about it. Issue #1 featured Andy Hall, of The Infamous

Operation Happy Note was started after music store owners Steve and Barb Baker saw their son deployed to Iraq. They sent him a guitar and soon a buddy of his wanted one as well. Steve and Barb decided to find

Road King magazine has honored our friend Wichita Rutherford this month by putting his picture on the cover of their magazine. Yes, they had a good reason for putting him on the cover. Wichita, it seems, if very popular with

Here's a CD release for fans of old-time fiddling. Marcus Martin is considered one of the finest old-time fiddle players from western North Carolina. His legendary fiddling style can now be heard on a new CD produced by the Southern Folklife

Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen are making a break for it. No, they're not fugitives from justice, but those interested in catching fugitives will be hearing their music this weekend. It seems one of the producers of America's Most Wanted