Our friend Angie Sumpter has a directory of banjo instructors accessible through her web site. There is no charge for a student to access the directory when seeking a teacher, or for a banjo instructor to add their information to
Media
Pat Cloud’s banjo web site back online
I spoke recently with Pat Cloud, banjo player extraordinaire, and am delighted to learn that he is back in the US to stay after many years working primarily overseas. Pat is known in many circles primarily for his contributions to
Uncle Earl moving up the chart
Uncle Earl, the all-female old time band making such a splash at bluegrass festivals this summer, is featured in the Breaking & Entering column in the August 10 edition of Billboard magazine. This recurring feature offers a glimpse at acts
Bluegrass and classic country web stream from WBZI
A trio of radio stations in southern OH owned by Joe Mullins is offering 24/7 webcasting of their broadcast signal, with a mix of traditional bluegrass and classic country. WBZI in Xenia, WKFI in Wilmington and WEDI in Eaton jointly
The Grascals on ABC.
This coming Tuesday (Aug 2) marks the first television appearance of the Nashville based bluegrass band The Grascals. From The Grascals website: Rounder Records bluegrass group The Grascals will make their network television debut as they perform "Viva Las Vegas" with Dolly
Commerce County Line Television Pilot
I spoke with Brad Davis over the weekend and he was telling me about a new television show he is working on called Commerce County Line. Brad is currently living in Commerce County, Texas and named the show accordingly. Brad
Sam Bush on the Opry
For the first time Sam Bush will appeared on the Grand Ole Opry under his own band name. He has played the Opry stage many times as a side man for various artists and still recalls his first appearance. The
New music video network seeking submissions
We received this solicitation by email, and pass the info along just as it came to us. The company, Music Nation Television, is not known to us and we offer this information simply as an item of interest for any