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  • Traditional Bluegrass Guitar Improvising Video Course

    February 3, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Following on the success of their 12-week class on guitar improvisation last year, Chris Henry and David McLaughlin have remade the Zoom videos into a downloadable course that covers the depth and breadth of bluegrass guitar. Calling it their Traditional Bluegrass

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  • The Fiddle Mercantile presents The Fiddler in Question workshops

    February 2, 2021 | by Dave Berry

    I recently caught up with Brandon Godman (Laurie Lewis, Dale Ann Bradley, Doyle Lawson, etc…) on a morning hike up one of our many hills in San Francisco. Brandon opened The Fiddle Mercantile a couple of years back, and is

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  • Bluegrass Country to broadcast live shows from Lucketts

    February 1, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Bluegrass Country has announced that they will begin airing a series of live concerts recorded at The Old Schoolhouse in Lucketts, VA as part of their free, 24/7 music stream online. For years, bluegrass artists have performed in Lucketts at the

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  • ROMP Virtual Band Contest submissions end this week

    January 25, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Our friends at the Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum are getting ready for voting to start next week in their first ever Virtual Band Contest. Bands from all across the US are submitting videos, with fan voting set to

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  • Mandolin Skill Builder workshops with Tristan Scroggins

    January 21, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Young Tristan Scroggins, mandolinist at large in Nashville, has swiftly entered the running as the hardest working man in bluegrass music. Every time we turn around, we find another new venture or project he is involved with, trying to squeak

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  • Trey Hensley guitar course at Big Tent Music

    January 20, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Trey Hensley, one of the most robust and dynamic guitarists on the bluegrass scene today, has joined his musical partner Rob Ikes at Big Music Tent with a new video instruction course for flatpickers who want to take the slop

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  • Larry Sparks interview from Signature Sounds

    January 19, 2021 | by John Lawless

    The Signature Sounds record label has announced an exciting interview this weekend as a part of their Backstage Sessions series. On Sunday, January 24, Larry Sparks will join Brian Eyster for a one hour, livestream conversation and performance online. They will

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  • Bluegrass Music TV to launch subscription service with Ronnie Reno

    January 15, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Sammy Passamano III, owner and operator of 615 Hideaway Records and Bluegrass Music TV in Nashville, has announced the imminent launch of a new online subscription service in partnership with Ronnie Reno. Bluegrass Music TV Prime will combine the deep archive

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  • Pete Wernick takes Relix to task over Tony Rice obit

    December 29, 2020 | by John Lawless

    UPDATE 12/30 – Pete received a note yesterday from Dean Budnick, editor at Relix, who was aghast at the oversight, and determined to make its right. They have since done so, completely revamping the article. Raffaela Kenny-Cincotta, who wrote the original

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  • Bearded Banjo Santas live on Facebook December 23

    December 22, 2020 | by John Lawless

    Here's a Christmas treat for banjo lovers everywhere. Three of your favorite pickers will be doing a livestream concert tomorrow night (12/23) on Facebook, billed as the Bearded Banjo Santas Holiday Hang with Alan Munde, Béla Fleck, and Tony Trischka.

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