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Lots of news this week from ArtistWorks, the online learning academy with a special focus on bluegrass and acoustic music. Just as they have announced a new mandolin course taught by Sierra Hull, the company has announced that it has been

Today, July 9, 2021, is the 92nd birthday of mandolin legend Jesse McReynolds, and we join all of bluegrass music in wishing him a very Happy Birthday! To help celebrate this auspicious date, Danny Clark with The Bluegrass Bus Museum has

This remembrance is a contribution from Mark Stoffel, mandolinist with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, a native of Germany. The German bluegrass scene is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved and iconic members. Dieter Rahner, multi-instrumentalist, founder

Bluegrass mandolin master Jesse Brock has released another single from his upcoming album, Streamliner, expected in July from Sound Biscuit. This time it's Black Rock City, a coal mining song from by Aaron Bibelhauser and Mark Brinkman, featuring Greg Blake on

Jack Tottle has shared his comments to a Washington Post article from last weekend, a partial transcription of an Instagram Live interview with Chris Thile. We start with something Chris said in the interview, followed by Jack's response. ------------- Recently, Edgers chatted

Mandolin master John Reischman has a new album soon to be released, with a clever title drawing on his long career as both a stellar sideman and an innovative bandleader. Known for his collaborations with Tony Rice and his many

Scott Gates with Get Down Boys - photos © Robin Frenette Described as a fun-loving and remarkable musician, Scott Gates is yet another product of the California Bluegrass youth movement. He has been playing mandolin, guitar, and singing hard core bluegrass

Sideline has announced that Nick Goad will join the band on mandolin, stepping into the spot recently vacated when Zack Arnold departed for a job with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. Nick is a native of Stuart, VA, where he still

Genius is a word thrown around a bit too easily these days, used to describe someone whose admirable skills set them apart from the herd. In truth, it should be saved for the very few, those who demonstrate a rare

It is every artist's dream to think that their creations will remain in the public's mind years after they pass from this earth. There has to be a reason why theatergoers flock to see Shakespeare's plays 400 years after his