Bluegrass print media news

  • Follow-up: small world department

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    In an interesting twist of fate, we found a connection between two recent stories that had run on Bluegrass Today earlier this month. Faithful readers will recall the story from May 7 about North Carolina mandolinist John Santa and his new

  • Tim Hensley in People Magazine

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    On May 16, 2008, People Magazine will release it's second of four specially themed Country Issues this year. The issue will include at least one bluegrass artist. Tim Hensley will be featured as one of the artists You Should Know About

  • Bluegrass Is My Second Langauge

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    John Santa is a songwriter, audio technician and sound designer in Chapel Hill, NC. He is also a newly-minted bluegrass picker, playing mandolin with the EightTwentythree band, a passion he developed after many years playing rock and blues music. His discovery

  • Steep Canyon Rangers in BMP

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    The latest (May/June) issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is out, with a cover feature on Steep Canyon Rangers. The article features an interview with guitarist and primary vocalist Woody Platt, who discusses the band's humble beginnings, their first record deal (with

  • 2008 Bluegrass Guide now available

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    Mountain High Bluegrass Associates of Bellow Falls, VT has just published the 2008 Bluegrass Guide, featuring a cover story on native Vermonter, Dan Tyminski. Dan talks about learning to play as a young boy, his early picking days with Green Mountain

  • Wade Mainer turns 101

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    It hardly seems a year ago, does it, since we mentioned the celebrations for Wade Mainer's 100th birthday? Well, it is. A North Carolina native, Mainer turns 101 today (Monday, April 21) and on Saturday, with the help of about 400

  • Classic Oak titles reissued

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    Long-time students of bluegrass instruments will recall with fondness the name Oak Publications, a division of Music Sales that released some fine instructional manuals for banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and bass starting in the 1970s. While the brand has remained

  • Country Gazette Magazine ceasing publication

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    Dutch country and bluegrass periodical, Country Gazette, is scheduled to publish it's last issue next month. The magazine has been in publication for 35 years, covering all things country and bluegrass in Northern Europe. On April 26, 2008, the May/June