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Audie Blaylock has a new Redline... and no, it's not a new band. TW Guitars has introduced a signature model guitar for Audie, which has been dubbed the Redline. It is made with an Adirondack red spruce top and Indian rosewood

Stefan Mönkemeyer is a fingerstyle guitarist from Germany, with a new CD, Life stories - Acoustic solo guitar from the heart. There are 17 tracks on the album, including many of his own compositions along with a number of popular

We've sung the praises of guitarist Van Manakas here on Bluegrass Today, particularly with regard to his CD, Leavin' Tennessee, which he recorded with Butch Baldassari while Butch was still healthy enough to play his mandolin. It is a terrific

OK... so discontinued isn't the right word, but there will be no more of these solid wood, Larry Sparks Blueridge guitars made. When Saga Music introduced their BR-3060 guitar as a Sparks signature model in 2009, it was marketed as

Recording King has introduced a pair of new flattop, steel string guitars - one each for flatpickers and finger style players. Both are solid wood instruments with a suggested retail price just under $1,000. The Model 327 has an Adirondack spruce

Popular Gospel troubadours The Churchmen have brought SW Virginian Glenn Waller aboard as their new guitarist and lead singer. Glenn has been playing bluegrass since his early teens, and has spent time with a number of regional groups as well

We posted this past spring about CA Guitars closing up shop and going out of business, news that was most unwelcome to the small but exceedingly loyal band of CA aficionados out there. Their instruments were built with a carbon fiber

Leavin' Tennessee, the new CD from Butch Baldassari and Van Manakas which we mentioned last month, is now available online. In truth, it's much more of a Van Manakas than Butch Baldassari project. 12 of the 17 tracks are tunes he

What did you do on your summer vacation? Well, I used mine to finish reading a number of books that both captured my interest, and were worthy of review on Bluegrass Today. First up, let's tackle Still Inside - The Tony

AcuTab Publications has released the fifth DVD in their Power Pickin' series designed to help serious students of bluegrass music improve their craft, and get more enjoyment from the time they spend with their instrument. Bluegrass Jamming Essentials - Play With