Noted mandolinist Peter Ostroushko has put together a sizable compendium of mandolin music for his new 3-CD box set, The Mando Chronicles. The music is presented in a number of settings (solo, duet, trio and small ensemble), with each of the three
Author: John Lawless
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Joy To The World from Audie Blaylock
Here's another bit of Christmas cheer from Rural Rhythm's Christmas The Mountain Way, their new holiday-themed CD/DVD package. It features live performances from a bevy of top bluegrass pickers and singers, recorded in Kentucky earlier this year. Rural Rhythm has allowed
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The 3rd Day of Christmas with Rhonda Vincent
It's the third day in our 12 Days of Christmas giveaway with Rhonda Vincent, a promotion that will run up through Christmas Day. Each day one entrant will receive fun prizes from Rhonda, Martha White and Bluegrass Today. On Christmas Day,
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A big day for our Special Correspondent
Congratulations to our Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad. Yesterday (12/15) he graduated from East Tennessee State University, along with four other students, with a bachelor's degree in Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies. Goad graduated with a dual major, accepting a history
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The 2nd Day of Christmas with Rhonda Vincent
On the second day of Christmas, Ms. Rhonda gave to me... a lovely chicken stroganoff. Each day between now and Christmas, Rhonda Vincent will share a favorite family recipe, and we will select a winner in our 12 Days Of Christmas
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Win valuable prizes from The April Verch Band
D'Addario has teamed up with The April Verch Band to sponsor a contest that ends today. You can enter online to win an 18'' x 22' silkscreen print (on the left), signed and numbered by the artist, Drew Binkley of Monkey
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Ty Piper passes
Ty Piper, founder of Imperial Banjos, passed away on December 5, 2012 at his home in Idaho. He was 64 years old. During the 1970s and early '80s he built banjos from his shop near Oklahoma City. These were true shop-built
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The 1st Day of Christmas with Rhonda Vincent
Well folks... today's the day! The first winner in the Bluegrass Today 12 Days of Christmas giveaway with Rhonda Vincent has been chosen. Congratulations to Paula Burkhart of Sonoma, CA. In addition to a personal phone call from Rhonda announcing her as today's
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Daylight coming soon from John Driskell Hopkins and Balsam Range
John Driskell Hopkins, bass player with the Zac Brown Band, has teamed up with Balsam Range to record an album of his original music, Daylight, which will be independently released on January 22, 2013. The bulk of the music is performed with
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Happy Sweet Sixteen to the Good Times banjo
It was in September 1996 that the Deering Banjo Company introduced what has become its most popular and iconic model. The Good Times banjo was the brainchild of founder and chief luthier Greg Deering, who was determined to design an