New Valley String Band has released another music video of their Swedish take on old time music. Fiddler Adam Bülow, guitarist Michael Nyberg, and banjo player Lukas Lindberg met while studying music together in high school, and New Valley String Band
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Gibson Davis to Rick Faris Band
Rick Faris has announced that teen banjo sensation Gibson Davis has joined his band on banjo. Turning 18 years old later this month, Gibson has grown up deeply immersed in bluegrass. He is a fourth generation musician who started out on
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Five Etudes for 5-String Banjo book from Lluís Gomez
Spanish banjo maestro Lluís Gomez has released a new instructional manual for banjoists looking to build their skill and understanding of their instrument using a more classical approach to practice. Based in Barcelona, Lluis is recognized worldwide for his mastery of
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Wyatt Ellis builds his professional team
With his debut album, Happy Valley, not even two weeks old, teen mandolin wizard Wyatt Ellis has assembled a serious team of industry professionals to handle his budding career. There are very few 14 year old artists with this sort
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The Gavel drops for Wilson Banjo Co.
Pinecastle Records has an eerie new single from Wilson Banjo Co, a novel murder ballad told from the female perspective. The South Carolina band is headed up by Steve Wilson, and yes... he does have his own banjo building company. He
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Mike Mitchell Band revamp
This report is a contribution from bluegrass singer and songwriter, Dawn Kenney, whose songs have been recorded by Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Greg Blake, Dave Adkins, and many others. In the world of bluegrass music, change remains a constant force. Musicians
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Jim & Jesse Tribute from Bluegrass Express
Plum River Records has released a first single from their upcoming album with Bluegrass Express, which is entitled A Tribute To Jim & Jesse. The Express have been a staple on the midwestern bluegrass scene since their founding in northern Illinois
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Dalton Smith to Kevin Prater Band on mandolin
The Kevin Prater Band has announced the addition of Dalton Smith to the group on mandolin. But wait, you may ask... doesn't fearless leader Kevin Prater play mandolin with the band? Why yes... yes he does. Dalton was brought on to replace
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How Could I Love Her So Much from Larry Cordle
At 75 years of age, Larry Cordle is still stringing together hit after hit in bluegrass music, and after a quick listen, it seems certain that his latest, releasing today, will continue this trend. This time it's not a new song
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Mason Ruble Scholarship to Ozark Mountain Music Bluegrass Camp
The Mason Ruble Memorial Fund, created in honor of the talented young Kansas banjo player who lost his life in a tragic automobile accident last fall at only 20 years of age, will be offering a scholarship for one student