Bluegrass instructional resources

Sierra Hull, the diminutive song bird and fiery mando-monster, celebrated a pair of milestones last week. March 16 saw not only the release date of her first mandolin DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes, but also the DVD release of Billy

Next weekend will be a big one for Tom Gray. Not only will the original Seldom Scene bass player be teaching at his first all-day workshop on March 27, he has a CD release concert with his new band that

IBMA’s 2010 Leadership Bluegrass class has recently concluded, and we will be posting comments from some of the participants, as we have done in the past. Each year 25 participants are selected from those who apply for this 3-day workshop in

Fred Robbins has spent many years chronicling bluegrass music, as a photographer and audio recordist starting in the 1960s, and more recently as a videographer as well. He has had articles published in Bluegrass Unlimited and is an active member

We've posted twice recently about Ohio's Denison University, and their new academic focus on bluegrass within their music program. Beginning with the Fall '10 semester, students can complete their BA in music with a concentration in bluegrass. Bluegrass isn't new to

AcuTab Publications has announced March 16 as the release date for their newest instructional DVD, Secrets Songs & Tunes by Sierra Hull. It offers four hours of insight and instruction from this young mandolin prodigy on two DVDs, with a

Mel Bay Publications has a pair of book/CD combos that should be of interest to students of the bluegrass music - guitarists and mandolinists in particular. Flatpicking Up The Neck, from Jeff Troxel, is designed to assist beginning and intermediate guitar

In recognition of East Tennessee State University now offering the first four year Bachelor's degree in bluegrass music, the Appalachian Cultural Music Association (ACMA) has announced the launch of a new scholarship for ETSU students in the name of the

The Travelin' McCourys will team up again to offer three days of instrumental bluegrass instruction prior to Delfest 2010 in Cumberland, MD. The band, more widely known as The Del McCoury Band minus Del, consists of Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Rob

Denison University in Granville, Ohio (30 miles East of Columbus) is a private, residential liberal arts and sciences college, which has consistently ranked within the top 60 Best Colleges ranking by U.S. News and World Report for the last several years. Denison