• Chris Thile music video on YouTube

    We posted last week that the music video for Chris Thile's Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground was available on CMT.com. We also mentioned that Mac users were out of luck when it came to accessing CMT's video player, and

  • Thile videos up on blue room

    AT&T's blue room has posted a set of online videos of Chris Thile and How To Grow A Band performing live in their studio. Three songs from his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD are included - Watch

  • Wechter Guitars and Plek

    We got a note recently from Abe Wechter at Wechter Guitars about their new Plek fret dressing machine which they use to set up new guitars prior to shipping. The device is a German-made, computer-assisted apparatus that does a

  • Dollywood audition dates for 2007

    Dollywood has announced the dates and locations for their 2007 audition tour. These auditions are for singers, actors, musicians, dancers, technicians and specialty acts who are interested in employment at the park during the 2007 season (March 31-December 30). They

  • Grasstowne signs with Pinecastle

    We have posted many times recently about Grasstowne, this fall's big bluegrass start-up featuring Alan Bibey, Steve Gulley and Phil Leadbetter. This week's news is that the band has signed a 3 CD deal with Pinecastle Records, with work on the

  • Rhythm mandolin DVD from John McGann

    John McGann is one of acoustic string music's more prolific instrumentalists and educators. He is the 1985 national mandolin champion, and has performed and recorded with a who's who of bluegrass, newgrass, celtic and folk artists. He operates his own

  • David Bromberg solo project in February

    Eclectic folk/blues artist David Bromberg is due for a new CD. Though he has released some band projects, a retrospective and some live sets, he has not had a new studio project as a solo artist since 1990. Appleseed Records has

  • Crooked Still to England in January

    Boston-based quartet Crooked Still is heading back to the UK in January 2007. They have four dates in England (1/21-24), followed by an appearance at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow on the 25th. Find info on all their dates on

  • 3rd Annual St. Louis Flatpick in March

    Bull and Tammy Harman will again be hosting their weekend guitar and banjo workshop in 2007. St. Louis Flatpick will be held March 9-11, 2007 at Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in St. Louis, MO. There will be two days of guitar