Skaggs to receive honorary degree
Spring Break usually means a quick sprint to southern beaches for college students eager to escape the grind of their studies. For serious-minded students at...
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Punch – a review
This review was written by John McGann, Associate Professor of Strings at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, MA. A wise friend of mine once...
Tune it in, turn it on: Bluegrass on FOX
This report comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She performed the past few years with her brother, Chris,...
John McGann – Sound Fundamentals DVD
Noted mandolin teacher and transcriber, John McGann, has a new instructional DVD. Sound Fundamentals: Tone, Touch and Technique for Mandolin uses a number of crucial...
Rhythm mandolin DVD from John McGann
John McGann is one of acoustic string music's more prolific instrumentalists and educators. He is the 1985 national mandolin champion, and has performed and recorded...
Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet in January
Also due from Rounder in January is a new release from Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, which Brance mentioned earlier this month. Entitled Quartet, it...
Crooked Still heading for Ireland
Our friend Richard Hawkins over at The Bluegrass Ireland Blog is reporting that Crooked Still, the innovative Boston-based string band, is heading back to Ireland...
Episode#39 – Andy Hall
Episode #39 continues on the heels of last week's discussion with Chris Pandolfi. This time, we are talking with dobroist/vocalist Andy Hall, also of The...
Episode#38 – Chris Pandolfi
Voila!! After much consternation, trial and error, and long distance coaching, it appears that I have successfully uploaded what should have been last week's edition...
Episode#37 – August Watters part 2
This week we continue our talk with August Watters, who in addition to being an accomplished mandolinist, guitarist and banjo pickers, is also an Associate...
