Nate Lee is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades in the bluegrass world. He’s probably known best for his mandolin work, currently with the Becky Buller Band, and is one of those musicians that can show up and jump in on
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Introducing Wayne’s World of Mandolin
One positive side of quarantining is time to work on new projects, and that is what Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out’s Wayne Benson has been doing. He just introduced his own YouTube channel, Wayne’s World of Mandolin. “A few years
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Track Premiere: Shadowbands from Mark Stoffel
As promised last month, Mountain Home Music Company has released a debut single from their upcoming solo project from mandolinist Mark Stoffel. We all know Mark from his 10+ years touring and recording with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers. His
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Mark Stoffel to Mountain Home Music
Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of mandolinist Mark Stoffel to the label, with a solo project release planned for later this year. Mark has been the mando man with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers for more than
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Pepita Emmerichs awarded 2020 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship
The Davidson Brothers have announced the recipient of their 2020 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship, awarded each year "with the vision of encouraging musicians and singers who demonstrate talent, dedication, and leadership in the field of bluegrass music." Funded by Hamish Davidson's
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California Report: Mandolinist Nina Weisman talks Bill Monroe and more
While looking for biographical info on Southern California mandolin player Nina Weisman, I ran across this from the Family Fiddle Camp, where she’s an instructor, and figured I could do no better than this. “Nina Weisman is a fixture in the
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Stumbling Distance live video from Jacob Jolliff Band
Mandolin aficionados have had their eye on Jacob Jolliff for quite some time. Even as a youngster growing up in the Pacific northwest, Jacob distinguished himself as a strong player, performing with his father's bluegrass Gospel band. But it was more
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Danny Roberts takes his mandolin expertise to McClanahan
Bluegrass folks have known, and admired, Danny Roberts for many years. These days we think of him as the mandolinist with The Grascals, where he has been since 2004 as a founding member. But he had a long career in
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Track Premiere: Serenity from Nate Lee
Most of us know Nate Lee as the skillful mandolinist with the Becky Buller Band. There he demonstrates his soloing and accompaniment talents wherever the band performs. But he is also a fine writer and arranger of tunes, as demonstrated on
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Mike Marshall’s virtual mandolin orchestra does Bill Monroe
Mike Marshall needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to his jaw-dropping virtuosity and collaborations with Darol Anger, David Grisman, and many more, he is an avid teacher as his many students on ArtistWorks will attest. Recently, to do