Bluegrass At Large

  • Powertune: Self-tuning Guitars?

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    I've heard old-school musicians bemoan the use of electronic tuners. They feel a person should train their ear to hear the pitches and tune that way. Electronic tuning devices have become a part of the fabric of playing a stringed

  • Transatlantic Sessions with Jerry Douglas

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    BBC Four will be airing a new series of the Transatlantic Sessions beginning this month. The show brings together musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, from the US, Ireland and Scotland. The various musicians will perform both solo and

  • Washburn Baby Jumbos debut

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    The new Washburn Baby Jumbo acoustic guitars, which had been announced earlier this year, are now shipping to dealers. Washburn is marketing these two new models as intended for players who like the sound of a larger body guitar, but

  • White Oak Shores BGF, Stella, NC – Preview

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    White Oak Shores Campground will host its third annual bluegrass festival in Stella, NC on September 28 - 29th. This is a small, regional festival which, while it has a couple of national touring bands (LRB and Carolina Road)

  • George Shuffler to receive award

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    George Shuffler, pioneering cross picking guitarist and one of the memorable personalities in bluegrass music, will be acknowledged by the North Carolina Arts Council with its annual Folk Heritage Award on October 25 in Raleigh, NC. Shuffler will lunch with NC

  • The Duke of Pearl

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    Modern Guitars Magazine is currently featuring a two page interview with Chuck Erikson, nicknamed The Duke of Pearl. Erikson got his start as a banjo builder, but soon developed an interest in inlay. Discovering that small shop instrument builders did not

  • John Cowan hospitalized

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    Friends and fans of noted newgrass vocalist John Cowan have long held that he has a heart as big as his voice, but even the heartiest isn't immune to health concerns. After experiencing chest pains last Thursday, John was hospitalized where

  • Bill Yates inducted into VFMA Hall of Fame

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    MasterShield Records is happy to announce that Bill Yates of Country Gentlemen fame and more recently an artist on the MasterShield label is being inducted into the VFMA (Virginia Folk Music Association) Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 15, 2007,

  • D’Addario Humidipak Recall

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    D'Addario Strings has announced a recall on their humidity control products in the Humidipak line. It seems there is a potential defect that allows the solution to leak through the product lining. We have discovered that we have a potential defect