Bluegrass print media news

Next month will see the publication of a new book sure to be of interest to those interested in vintage Gibson instruments: Spann's Guide To Gibson 1902-1941. The 296 page book is a guide to Gibson guitars, mandolins, and banjos manufactured

She's everywhere! Alison Krauss, that is. With yesterday's long-awaited release of Paper Airplane, her first full project with Union Station since Lonely Runs Both Ways in 2004, the music media is aflutter with Alison sightings. One place we were surprised to see

I had a chance yesterday to catch up with Gary Reid, known to bluegrass lovers as an award-winning writer and owner/operator of Copper Creek Records. With the marked decrease in sales of recorded music this past few years, Gary tells

The latest issue (March 2011) of  Acoustic Guitar magazine is out, and it includes a lengthy article by Tyler Grant entitled: Must-Know Bluegrass Vocabulary - A guide to practical licks every flatpicker should know. Grant draws an interesting analogy between learning to play a

Close followers of the Garfield comic strip over the years will have noted that cartoonist Jim Davis is wont to drop in the odd banjo reference now and then. Is Davis a closet five-stringer? Or does he just think the

The only magazine in the United Kingdom dedicated to acoustic music is aptly named, Acoustic Magazine. The most recent edition, #50 February, 2011, features an interview with guitarist David Grier. UK based banjo player Leon Hunt conducted the interview. The magazine

USA Today is running a story about five musical artists they feel are "under the radar" at the Grammys this year. One of their picks is bluegrass' own Steeldrivers. The story features a short introduction to the band, giving a brief

Today's (1/30) edition of The Washington Post has a lengthy special feature on DC native and bluegrass reso-legend Mike Auldridge. The article By Bill Friskics-Warren chronicles Mike's discovery of the instrument, and his storied career in bluegrass music through the eyes

In July last year we told you about a forthcoming book by Nathan Gibson about Starday Records, The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built.  We have received news today that it has now been published. Published by the University

Ricky Skaggs' connection to Ralph Stanley is well-documented, from his having worked as a Clinch Mountain Boy in the early 1970s to making a number Stanley songs into country hits in the late 1980s when Skaggs was a Nashville country