Last month, we passed along some information about The Sparrow Quartet's lengthy tour of China. The quartet includes Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck on banjo, Casey Driessen on fiddle, and Ben Sollee on cello. Casey created a slide show of photos
Bluegrass At Large
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Bill Evans – Banjo For Dummies
No one who has attended one of Bill Evans' banjo workshops, or studied using one of his popular AcuTab banjo DVDs, would ever accuse him of being a dummy. In addition to his prominent work in music as a teacher,
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Mayor of Bluegrass – Election Update 12/13/2006
If you've been following this hotly contested election you'll know that we've been trying to obtain a photo of the elusive Mr. Trent Dobbins for some time now. As we told you in the last update, Mr. Dobbins is an
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Today is a very sad day
Me and Scottie and our son Martin are heading out this morning for Va. Poor Scottie is so sad, but what do you say to someone when something like this happens. Were gonna miss Dempsey soooo much.
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Homer Ledford passes
The Cincinnati Enquirer has an obituary in today's edition for noted instrument builder, Homer Ledford, who died this past Monday evening. He is credited with building hundreds of fine banjos and guitars, and will also be remembered for his work with
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Dempsey Young in The Roanoke Times
There is a nice remembrance of Dempsey Young in today's edition of The Roanoke Times. Allen Mills reflects briefly on missing his friend, and Herschel Sizemore comments on Dempsey's unique approach to the mandolin. Read the article on The Roanoke Times
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Dempsey Young
I am so heart broke about Dempsey. Me and Scottie just cant believe that he is gone. It's gonna be hard on Scottie, Allen and Ronald to go on without Dempsey, and it will never be the same when I
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A message from Lost & Found
Allen Mills of The Lost & Found asked that we post this for him, in response to the many folks who have expressed condolences regarding the death on Sunday morning of their dear friend and bandmate, Dempsey Young. The out-pouring of
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Dempsey Young Memorial Fund
In our earlier post about the untimely passing of Dempsey Young, I made reference to a fund being established for the benefit of his family. That fund is now in place, and contributions can be sent to: Dempsey Young Memorial Fund c/o
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Free weekly email newsletter for luthiers
Dan Erlewine, noted luthier and product development specialist for Stewart-MacDonald, has launched a new email newsletter called Trade Secrets. Dan described the newsletter as a mix of product and technical info. Subscribers get problem-solving tips, helpful how-to articles, first dibs on exciting