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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Mandolin Skill Builder workshops with Tristan Scroggins
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
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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ETSU welcomes Aynsley Porchak and Dan Eubanks to bluegrass faculty
The Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced the hiring of two touring professionals in the bluegrass world to positions on their faculty. Dan Eubanks, bassist with Special Consensus, and Aynsley Porchak,
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Jam-A-Thon this weekend for CBA Youth Academy
One aspect of the current pandemic on which almost all parties agree, is the fact that young people are faring very badly away from school. Deprived of in-person teaching as well as social interaction, research shows that many students have
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The 12 Days of Licksmas with Eli Gilbert & Friends
Attention banjo players and students! If you haven't already discovered Eli Gilbert's 12 Days of Licksmas videos, see that you do so post haste. Eli is a young banjo player from Maine, just making it into the under 30 crowd, who
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Artist in Residence position announced for ETSU Bluegrass
The Appalachian Studies Department at East Tennessee State University has announced an Artist in Residence position in their Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program. This position is for a bluegrass performing artist with outstanding professional attainments, creative accomplishments, and recognition in the
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Sierra Hull solos from Sturgill Simpson album by Tristan Scroggins
Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has continued to use his forced down time this year to study and transcribe music from his favorite players. And he makes his efforts available through his Patreon page, where anyone who pledges $5-$10 per month
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Help Brad Laird give away $1,000,000 worth of mandolin lessons
Brad Laird is one of the busiest bluegrass players you've never met. Unless you live in Georgia, you might not have ever seen him play. But he teaches a large load of students and interacts with thousands of bluegrass lovers
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Walnut Valley Festival to host Spring workshops online
The Walnut Valley Festival, typically held each year in Winfield, KS, has announced a weekend of online workshops in March. Festival coordinators believe that they will be able to host a live, in-person event in September 2021, but based on the