Dark Shadow Recording in Nashville has a new single release today, but this time it's for label and studio head, Stephen Mougin. Stephen, or Mojo as he is known in the biz, is not just a top shelf engineer and record
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Ask Sonny Anything… How about Lester?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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Rhonda Vincent’s throwback photos of The Osborne Brothers
If you've ever had a chance to chat with Rhonda Vincent, the Queen of Bluegrass herself, you'll know that she's not just one of our music's most dynamic performers, she's one of its biggest fans as well. From the time she
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Chris Jones assumes management of Winfield NewSong Showcase
Organizers of the long running Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS have announced that Chris Jones will serve as the new curator of their NewSong Showcase. As they look forward to the 49th annual festival in 2020, their songwriting competition
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Deering purchases ProPik brand
Deering Banjo Company in Spring Valley, CA has completed the purchase of the ProPik fingerpick brand from Mapson Engineering in Santa Clara. The various finger and thumb pick items under this brand will now be manufactured in Deering's facility. ProPik has
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Tristan Scroggins’ #QuarantuneChallenge
One of the many projects that cropped up during this period of downtime was started by mandolinist Tristan Scroggins with major assistance from FiddleStar Megan Lynch. The #QuarantuneChallenge calls for pickers to write a new tune every day for thirty
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A Hundred Hammers video from Geraldine
Maryland's Geraldine has released a video for a song from their debut album, Harvester. This contemporary string band plays a style of music that blends bluegrass, old time, and jug band influences into a highly danceable sound that has found a ready
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Recording King introduces new 000 model guitar
Recording King has introduced a new smaller body guitar, the RO-328, styled like the classic 000 size guitars that Martin has made for years. They join several others in the company's Tonewood Reserve Series. Like all of their models, these
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Trent Callicutt – banjo picker/trucker dealing with COVID-19
The spring of 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus and the stay at home orders. This pandemic has affected many of us in one of two ways: we are either an essential worker or we are out of a
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Lookback photos from the 2005 Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
Here is another blast from the past to enjoy during this down time. The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival has been held in Charlotte, Michigan for over 45 years. This is a taste of 2005. Many of us remember the late Vince Combs. He was