Trey Hensley, one half of the power pickin' duo, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, has signed on as the latest endorser of Preston Thompson guitars. While the two were out in Oregon for the Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert series, Trey
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Kaufman Kamp Scholarship applications due tomorrow
Once again, the Dreadnaughts Unlimited Scholarship Fund will be raffling a professional quality acoustic guitar during Steve Kaufman's 2017 Acoustic Kamps in order to fund a full scholarship for one needy picker to attend the Kamp of their choice. This year
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Tim Stafford on Safari in South Africa
Would you be inclined to travel to South Africa to see and photograph plains wildlife in their natural habitat? How about to study guitar with bluegrass master, Tim Stafford? Well... how about both? Tim will be working with Music Safari Workshops
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St Louis Flatpick sunsetting this year
Sad news for midwestern flatpick guitar players. St Louis Flatpick, which has been operating annually in early spring this past 12 years, will come to an end after this month's final weekend event. Hosted by Bull and Tammy Harman since its
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Virginia Coastline video from Rebecca Frazier
Flatpicking sensation Rebecca Frazier has released a new music video, her second for an instrumental track she has written. We had previously featured her video for 40 Blues when it was released. This time it's Virginia Coastline, another of the tunes
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Kenny Smith launches guitar instruction site
Kenny Smith has been a favorite among flatpickers since he popped up with Claire Lynch in the early-1990s, through his memorable stint with Lonesome River Band, his more recent career with his wife in the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band,
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Thompson creates custom Brazilian 0000 model
At this year's Anaheim NAMM show, Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon introduced a number of new models based on the Martin 0000 body size, sometimes called an M style. These are slightly longer than the dreadnaught body, with a wider
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Earth & Wood – Tyler Grant
Guitarist Tyler Grant, a National Flatpicking Champion and winner of the RockyGrass and Wayne Henderson guitar contests, among others, has spent much of his career in the jam band realm, playing with Drew Emmitt and Bill Nershi of Leftover Salmon
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Deering introduces two steel string Goodtime banjo-guitars
In response to ongoing customer requests, Deering Banjos has introduced a pair of steel stringed, six string Goodtime banjos to their catalog. Both are strung like a guitar, making it a simple thing for guitarists to make banjo sounds without
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Year Of The Dog – Grant Gordy and Ross Martin
Fans of flatpicking guitar are as inclined to find the two guitar duo as the ideal place to practice their art as they are the fuller sound of a full bluegrass band. The lead lines don't have to fight against a