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Miscellaneous bluegrass news
Bluegrass Beatles – not so far fetched?
It seems that folks all over the world got quite a chuckle from the Bluegrass Beatles photo we posted last Thursday. I wish that we had some information on the original source for this photo so that we could give
EWOB CD now available online
We posted recently about the release of an audio CD with live recordings of the various showcase acts that performed at the 2005 European World of Bluegrass in The Netherlands this past May. At that time, there was no place online
Bela Fleck at Berklee
On Tuesday, Bela Fleck's Trio! (Bela, Stanley Clarke, Jean Luc Ponty) performed in Boston, and they also gave a free clinic for students at the Berklee College of Music in the afternoon. Berklee students were also admitted to the Tuesday
Me and John and Paul – The Bluegrass Beatles?
Here's a great photo that was sent to us via email. Though details are sketchy, it has long been rumored that the Beatles had initially wavered between bluegrass and rhythm and blues as the vehicle for their musical energies.
Chris Thile in a galaxy far, far away
Mandolin Master Chris Thile has been a Star Wars fan as long as I've known him. In fact the first time I met Chris was in line to buy tickets for Episode I. I was living in Nashville at the
A statement from Sammy Shelor
The following is a statement from Sammy Shelor, in which he comments on and responds to the many rumors that have been circulating about him and the future of Lonesome River Band. We have enabled commenting on this post
New Monroe music park in Kentucky
The Nashville Business Journal is reporting that James Monroe (son of Bill), will open a bluegrass music park in Franklin, KY in the spring of 2006. The site is just north of the KY/TN border, about 45 miles from Nashville.
Free Mandolin from Mandolin Cafe and Collings Mandolins
Collings Mandolins and Guitars of Austin, Texas, and the Mandolin Cafe will be giving away a Collings MT2 to some lucky individual in the near future. Starting October 1, 2005, visitors to the Mandolin Cafe web site will have an opportunity
Video of Vassar in the studio
And speaking of Vassar Clements... Ampersand Records has made some video footage of Vassar in the studio available on their web site. It is a fairly large file, but does offer a memorable glimpse of a master at work. This