Eric Schlange, who manages the very popular BanjoHangout web site, has recently launched a similar site for resonator guitar enthusiasts. ResoHangout.com hosts an active discussion forum plus a tab archive, online video lessons, product reviews, chat rooms and myHangout home pages
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Join C-Sky for their CD release party
Like most bands, Cadillac Sky has some special events lined up today to commemorate the release of their new CD, Gravity's Our Enemy. Unlike most bands, however, they will perform on The Grand Ole Opry, and then host a CD
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Mel Bay reissues Kenny Hall book
Kenny Hall has been a notable musician in the old time music world since the release of his album, Kenny Hall and the Sweet Mills String Band in 1972. Of course, he had been playing since 1937, on mandolin, fiddle
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Review: Joe Mullins And The Radio Ramblers – Tuned In
Joe Mullins has enjoyed a very active career in bluegrass for over 25 years, beginning while still at high school when playing with his father, the highly esteemed Paul 'Moon' Mullins, in the Traditional Grass, then in the stellar band
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Review: Tom T Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T
Richard Thompson contributes another in his ongoing series of reviews of recent projects that have caught his fancy - this time, Tom T Hall Sings Miss Dixie & Tom T (Blue Circle Records BCR 012), released in early 2007. Since
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The Toy Hearts launch new CD
The Birmingham (England) quintet The Toy Hearts launched their second album When I Cut Loose (Woodville Records) on Wednesday, August 6. That evening they performed songs from the CD at a release party at The Roadhouse, their regular venue in the city. The
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Signs from Special Consensus
We heard this morning from Ashby Frank, mandolinist with Special Consensus, with some further details about the band's next release. He says that they have only recently finished recording (at Brent Truitt's studio in Nashville) with guest appearances by Tim Crouch
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Rob Ickes – new CD/DVD
Blue Highway's resophonic guitar master Rob Ickes has a new project released this week (8/8). Contemporary Dobro Artistry is a CD/DVD set from Mel Bay Publications that offers both CD audio and DVD video of Rob in a variety of live
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The Best Of Del McCoury
Del McCoury has been in the news a lot recently. He's just released a controversial new CD. He was just announced as the host for this year's IBMA Awards Show. Now comes news of a new CD by GrooveGrass Records
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Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Our friend Frank Solivan has announced he will be leaving the Navy Band, Country Current, in the spring and turning his attention to his own band. For 5 years Frank has been playing electric guitar, mandolin and fiddle with the