Bluegrass instructional resources

Some things seem destined to be mysterious. For beginning bluegrassers, figuring out how to play a solo is one of those things. Now fiddle and mandolin player and teacher Nate Lee from the Becky Buller Band is here to sweep away

Glenville State College in West Virginia is doing a soft open at the new home for their Bluegrass Program later this afternoon.  Located on top of a hill near downtown Glenville, GSC is proud of being the first accredited school to offer

Mel Bay Publications has released a new book (with online audio and video) to help five string banjo players develop an understanding of music theory, in a fun and non-intimidating fashion. Basic Music Theory for Banjo Players was written by Rick

Mountain Fever Records has announced the winner of their initial Higher Learning Scholarship, which awards a one-time, $1000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior to help with their college tuition. Kameryn Lewis from Jay High School in Jay, FL receives this

A new collection of John Hartford's music, John Hartford’s Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes, is set for release on June 4 from StuffWorks Press. Compiled and narrated by Matt Combs, Katie Harford Hogue and Greg Reish, the book contains 176 of

This summer the folks in the bluegrass music program at Glenville State College in West Virginia are taking their summer camps on the road, and offering a taste of what they teach during the year at five different festivals over

Cody Kilby teaching guitar at DelFest Academy Plenty of folks knows about the big DelFest hootenanny, held each spring in Cumberland, MD, and hosted by none other than Del McCoury. All sorts of artists perform at the festival, culled from Del

The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University is hard at work preparing their students for the Sounds of our Heritage Semester Finale Concert. It will be held May 1 on campus at the Morehead Conference Center at 7:00 p.m.,

Wayne Erbsen and Native Ground Books & Music have released a new title for people just getting started in the wonderful world of mandolin. It's called Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin, which perfectly describes the contents. One of the primary appeals

German banjoist Sebastian Schröder has released the second volume in his series on 2 finger banjo playing. The style is a pre-bluegrass approach that was popular in parts of Appalachia in the 19th and 20th centuries. His first book focused on