Great news for lovers, players, and builders of fine, handmade acoustic guitars! GuitarBench Magazine is back after a hiatus of nearly three years. Initially an online quarterly publication, the magazine launched a bit ahead of the current revolution in web publishing,
When celebrated singer, songwriter, and storyteller Grant Maloy Smith published his children's book earlier this year, he recognized that its story simply cried out for a song. So he wrote one, and since his target audience was young readers, he
Rowman & Littlefield publishers have announced a February release for Leftover Salmon: Thirty Years of Festival, by Tim Newby. It will tell the three decade story of the band, who have pushed hard against the boundaries of bluegrass from the
Sierra Hull and Molly Tuttle grace the cover of the Fall 2018 edition of Berklee Today, the alumni magazine of the Berklee College of Music. Both of these bluegrass whiz kids studied at Berklee up in Boston, though they graduated three
Stringletter Media, publishers of Acoustic Guitar magazine, have announced that they are dropping their print publication schedule down to every other month from the monthly frequency they had followed for most of the 22 years the magazine has been active. The
The days are getting shorter and, in some parts of the country, folks are already thinking about cozying up to a warm fire with loved ones, and what they might do with some leisure time coming up around the holidays.
British banjoist Leon Hunt has compiled his columns about the five string written for Acoustic Magazine into a large-format paperback book, with the efficient and highly descriptive title, The Banjo Columns. Acoustic Magazine is published in the UK for all all
In an article/interview piece last week about a new Bill Monroe biography (Bill Monroe — The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man), its author, Tom Ewing shared some thoughts about a previous Monroe book. The author, Richard D.
The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Bluegrass, Rock’n’Roll and the Songwriters Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American
The humble possum has long been a staple of the folklore of the southeastern United States. Their preponderance in both urban and rural environments makes for a symbol easily recognized, but while not as universally hated as the mouse or