Product Announcements

C.F. Martin has introduced several new guitar models for 2017 which they have been displaying at industry trade and guitar shows in the early parts of this year. As is their habit, some are targeted at the collectors market, with

Instrument collecting and bluegrass fandom seem to go hand in hand. So many of the people who follow the music also play it themselves, and over time even the most casual picker will end up with a handful of instruments

Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon continues to make inroads with bluegrass artists,winning them over with their close craftsmanship and attention to detail in vintage-style construction. Today they are proud to offer this video of their latest endorser, Claire Lynch, demonstrating her

Here's a Mother's Day gift idea for the banjo pickin' mama in your life. Alison Brown, banjo player supreme and head of Nashville's Compass Records has teamed up with Raleigh, NC bag maker Holly Aiken to offer a custom-designed banjo bag

Galaxy Audio, makers of the popular Hot Spot powered monitor, have now added Bluetooth functionality to their PA6S unit. Now branded as the PA6BT, it boasts all the features as before in its compact 12'' x 8'' x 7'' system -

Are you a bluegrass banjo fan who also traps small game? Maybe a knife collector who digs J.D. Crowe? Well Red Hill Cutlery in Radcliff, KY has the perfect item for you. Through a special arrangement with Case & Sons Cutlery, they

Trey Hensley, one half of the power pickin' duo, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, has signed on as the latest endorser of Preston Thompson guitars. While the two were out in Oregon for the Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert series, Trey

Deering has created two new old time banjos made from white oak for their Vega line. That's right, the same species of hardwood more commonly used by coopers for barrel making, is now being utilized in banjo building. And the same

GHS Strings in Battle Creek, MI has added a new set to its offerings for mandolin. Their Pure Nickel strings are available in two gauges, medium and medium light. Nickel strings were preferred by many string musicians in the 1950s for

Florida's Gold Tone Music Group has introduced a new banjo model for old time banjo players, their OT-MH, a Marc Horowitz signature model. Marc is one of the most prolific performers and instructors in the northeastern US, a man who has