We have a nice instrumental track to share today, from the new EP, Calamity, by Will Cassell. Will is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter from the fertile ground of southwestern Virginia, the town of Norton to be exact. Growing up in a
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Critter comes to Oberlin – Chris Eldridge as visiting professor
Chris Eldridge, guitarist with Punch Brothers and noted soloist and educator, has been named as a Visiting Associate Professor of Contemporary American Acoustic Music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The appointment begins with the Spring 2021 semester, running through the
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Motivational Speakeasy – Jordan Tice
On first hearing, Jordan Tice would appear to be an artist that's prone to bask in simplicity. After all, the 13 songs on his new album Motivational Speakeasy rely solely on unaccompanied songs played on acoustic guitar, sometime with vocals,
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California Report: Old-Time fiddler and guitarist Karen Celia Heil
This is an update of a previous interview for the California Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Breakdown where I had the opportunity to chat with Karen Celia Heil, the versatile, passionate (and very busy) San Francisco-based American old-time fiddler and guitarist. Hello Karen,
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Track Premiere: Ready to Go from Jordan Tice
Guitarist Jordan Tice also has a new album releasing this week, Motivational Speakeasy, which comes as something of a departure from his earlier efforts. Growing up in a Maryland bluegrass family, his earliest training was as a grasser, and his
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Gallagher Guitar Company lives on with new ownership
Since 1965, the Gallagher Guitar Co. has been building high quality, handmade acoustic guitars in Tennessee. Treasured by flatpickers and finger style guitarists alike, these fine instruments attained global recognition when the great Doc Watson acquired one of their G-50
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Panhandle Country from David Grier Band
Longtime fans of David Grier have learned never to expect anything in particular from his new projects, other than quality music, creatively played. The Nashville guitar wizard has graced us over the years with both instrumental and vocal bluegrass, with
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Watch It Fall video from Billy Strings
Rounder Records has released a new music video from Billy Strings, featuring one of the songs from his current album, Home. Billy has a reputation as the crazed flatpicker, based on his frenetic and highly energized live performances, where he mimics
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UPDATE – Brandon Lee Adams livestream concert coming August 29
UPDATE 8/14 - Owing to technical difficulties during the July 25 live stream, Brandon Lee Adams and beyerdynamic are teaming up again on August 29 to demonstrate Adams' fine singing, playing, and songwriting, plus the effectiveness of the beyerdynamics microphones
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Welcome Kent Faris!
It's been a big few months for Rick Faris, guitarist and vocalist with Special Consensus. He saw his own solo project release on Dark Shadow Recording, and a new album from Special C on Compass, with some chart actions for