Author: Brance

  • Blog about bluegrass

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    We just finished the first round of upgrades to the blog. We modifed some code to make things more effecient and easier to use. Most of the changes are unseen and you won't even notice them, but there is one

  • Steve Gulley: Sounds Like Home

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    Steve Gulley recently left the band Mountain Heart to begin a new band effort with Phil Leadbetter and Alan Bibey. Grasstowne, as the new band is called, is currently in the studio working on a CD to be released later

  • Hands of Music

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    We recently told you about The Bluegrass Painter and his work in and around bluegrass music. I liked the idea of artists who represent the music in their work and thought I'd share with you another wonderful artist in the

  • Digital Downloads spark more controversy

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    Continued stuggles over how digital downloads will be handled has led to a clash between ASCAP and the DiMA (Digital Media Association), representing such online vendors as Yahoo, Apple and AOL. The performing rights organization is trying to convice the

  • Too Many Banjos?

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    I found this video over on the Fretboard Journal Blog and thought I'd share it with you. Dodge's Sundodgers perform on, from the left, a bass banjo, a banjo-mandolin, a banjo-uke, a tenor banjo and a guitar banjo. And no, five

  • Crooked Still – What’s in a name?

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    This morning I noticed a recent post on the Japanese bluegrass blog, run by mandolin player Kasninoyh (Nino), about Crooked Still's newest CD Shaken by a Low Sound. Nino wrote a very thorough review of the disc for his Japanese readers,

  • Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy 2007

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    March 1, 2007 is the last date to take advantage of the early registration discount for the 2007 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy. The event, held each spring near Gatlinburg, TN (hosted by Jack Hatfield), is scheduled this year from April

  • Fiddle instruction from Mike Hartgrove

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    Veteran fiddler Mike Hartgrove called yesterday to let us know that he will be leaving Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver as of March 17, 2007. His future plans include pursuing a career teaching fiddle full time. Mike said he has been teaching

  • Terry Baucom focuses on the banjo

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    I just got a call from Cindy Baucom, asking me to share with you, our readers, some exciting news about the Duke of Drive himself, Terry Baucom. Terry has just announced his resignation from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, effective March 17,

  • The Bluegrass Painter

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    We're all bluegrass fans here, and if you are also a fan of original artwork in the form of paintings, then Bob Yonke is a name you need to hear. Yonke is a bluegrass musician himself (mandolin is his instrument