Category: News & Industry Updates

Learn How To Play The Dobro with Mark Lavengood

Mark Lavengood has become one of the most sought-after string players in the upper midwest. Skilled on most all of the…

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Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American Classic 

Earl Scruggs and his banjo playing prowess has been the subject of intense delight, interest, and discussion ever since he stepped…

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Asheville Music Publishing expands into bluegrass

Up until now, Asheville Music Publishing has concentrated most of their energy towards the Gospel music market, achieving great success for…

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Thalia Capos offers woodgrain phone cases for grassers

The good folks at Thalia Capos have come up with a new way for bluegrass lovers to show their festival cred….

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G Rockwell awarded IBMA scholarship to Blue Ridge Banjo Camp

For the second year in a row, the International Bluegrass Music Association has awarded a scholarship to a promising young picker…

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New music theory for banjo book from Rüdiger Helbig

German banjo icon, Rüdger Helbig, has released another instruction book. This time it’s a volume on open tunings and music theory…

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Bluegrass Country Soul DVD further update

Last month we received what appeared to be very disturbing news that threatened the restoration of Bluegrass Country Soul, the iconic documentary…

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Chris Austin Songwriting Contest winners for 2019

Last Friday during MerleFest in North Carolina, the finals of the 2019 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest were held before a panel…

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Martin Acevedo Legacy Bluegrass Award for Clemson students

Regular readers will recall a tragic story last year about a young banjo player, Martin Acevedo, lost in a boating accident…

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The Story Behind the Song – Jericho 

Jericho, a song about PTSD affecting a modern veteran soldier, was written by Evan Murphy the lead singer and guitarist of…

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