Bluegrass mandolinist and educator, Scott Napier, has announced the recipients in his second round of giveaways to young aspiring mandolinists at Mandolin Cafe. After going through his extensive collection of vintage LPS, and discovering some duplicates, Scott has used his prominence in
The Murphy Method has released a second volume of Christmas songs for banjo, in time for five stringers to gear up for Christmas jams with some of their favorite holiday tunes. Casey's Custom Christmas Collection, Vol. 2, features Casey Henry, daughter
Here's an interesting new instructional/motivational item for fiddlers and fiddle students. And fans of the late, great John Hartford. Though many people think of Hartford as a banjo player, which he certainly was, he had also dedicated his life to the
On Sunday afternoon in Oakboro, NC, Madeleine Baucom, guitarist and vocalist with Sweet Potato Pie, married Cameron Carnes of Buford, SC. The band's fiddler, Katie Springer, played Alison Krauss' arrangement of I Will as the wedding party entered. All her band mates
Just about a month ago we reported the happy news of Jason and Kimberly Chapman celebrating the birth of the third son, Benjamin. At the time, Jason mentioned that Benjamin had a cleft palate, but that they hoped to take
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced the winners in their 2020 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest, an annual event to toast the compositional efforts of bluegrass pickers. Held in honor of the late great Mike Auldridge, who added many new tunes
Some good news in the midst of a global pandemic! Bluegrass sweethearts, Allison Hinson, banjoist with The Hinson Girls, and Jacob Greer, guitarist with Sideline, have officially announced their plans to marry. Ally is the third Hinson Girl to marry a
Monday, October 26 was a big day for bluegrass singer and songwriter Gary Brewer. His hometown of Shepherdsville, in the bluegrass state of Kentucky, had proclaimed that date as Gary Brewer Day. A high honor indeed! Gary Brewer Day was declared
Recording King has announced the introduction of their new small sized, short scale, metal body resonator guitar. Called simply the Parlor Metal Body Resonator, this round neck guitar is made to offer a distinctive voice in the Recording King reso family.
D'Addario has added a new item to its accessory line which should attract a good bit of interest from bluegrass players. If you have spent any time in the company of grassers, you will have heard stories about the wonder of
