The Gibson Brothers will be featured guests on Goin' Across The Mountain on North Carolina's radio powerhouse, WNCW 88.7 FM, on Saturday, February 4. The show runs from noon to 6:00 p.m. (EST) and be heard over the air in
Online resources and features
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Free Mandolin Tabs from Mike Compton
Mike Compton, one of the leading Monroe style mandolinists in the world today, has a section of his website devoted to providing free tablature and sheet music to his fans and admirers. Some of the tunes are standards like Billy
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Bluegrass Now magazine now available by digital subscription
Anyone who keeps an eye on trends in print publications has watched as more and more of them migrate to digital and on-line distribution models. Most major daily newspapers have published a web edition for some time, as do most
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Banjo NewsLetter Reader’s Survey
Banjo NewsLetter subscribers are encouraged to complete the 2006 BNL Reader's Survey online. The survey involves a few dozen questions about subscribers' musical interests, skill level, and length of time studying/playing the banjo, as well as instrument and accessory preferences.
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Mac Wiseman in Bluegrass Unlimited
The February edition of Bluegrass Unlimited contains an article that might be of interest about Mac Wiseman. Here's an excerpt to whet your appetite. In the last year or two, as he's rounded the curve of 80, he's recorded as a
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Faculty recital at Berklee by August Watters, mandolinist
We have posted several times recently about Berklee College Of Music's acceptance of traditional stringed instruments like banjo and mandolin as principal instruments of study at the school. One of the architects of this change was August Watters, Associate Professor
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The Bluegrass Ireland Blog: Bluegrass Bios on line
The Bluegrass Ireland Blog recently reported about a new site that Wayne Rice has made available online. It contains an alphabetical of bluegrass bios. Wayne uses this for background info for his radio show and I thought it might be
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Kim Fox on Muldoon In The Afternoon today
Gracie Muldoon will be interviewing Kim Fox of 3 Fox Drive during her show this afternoon (1/27) on The Original Country Radio Network. The show, Muldoon In The Afternoon, runs from 4:00-6:00 p.m. (EST) and the Fox interview will be
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BluegrassRadio.org turns two
We received a note from Clyde Scott at BluegrassRadio.org marking their second anniversary providing bluegrass music programming on the web. "The success of the past two years has been overwhelming to say the least. I look forward to many more years
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Online downloads from Acoustic Disc
Acoustic Disc, the mando-centric record company owned by David Grisman, has started experimenting with online music downloads. At this time, only four titles from their catalog can be purchased via download, but more are expected to be added should the