Late last month, mandolin masters Ronnie Reno and Jesse McReynolds sat down for a live streaming session for The 615 Hideaway, a video project of Rural Rhythm Records. Ronnie leads Jesse through a discussion of his career and his music, and
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Lifetime Achievement Award for David Davis
The National Traditional Country Music Association has announced that David Davis, bluegrass mandolinist from Alabama, will receive the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd National Old Time Music Festival on September 3. David is highly regarded in traditional bluegrass circles
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Nick DiSebastian transcriptions to MTSU Center For Popular Music
Bluegrass and jazz musician Nick DiSebastian, who has been recognized as one of the top transcribers in our music, has announced that he is donating his catalog to the Center For Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University for archival
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Mo Lebowitz passes
Mo Lebowitz, passionate mandolinist and beloved member of the bluegrass community in New York, died on Sunday, June 25. He was 84 years of age. Though he never achieved notoriety for his mandolin playing, Mo had friends all across the US,
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Casey Campbell talks Mandolin Duets, Volume One
His father is the late Jimmy Campbell, a popular bluegrass fiddle player who graced stages with Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse and The Sidemen, among others. His mother is Marcia Campbell Thomas, a member of the Grand Ole Opry Square
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Are You OK Alone? video from Jenni Lyn
Katherine Street Records has released their first music video from Jenni Lyn Gardner's solo project, Burn Another Candle. The video is an interesting production, directed by Nashville filmmaker Dycee Wildman, for Jenni Lyn's song, Are You OK Alone? Visually stark in
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Historic Bill Monroe video at Gibson released
Thanks to the folks at Mandolin Cafe, who first published it over the weekend, mandolin lovers and fans of bluegrass history can watch video of the day Bill Monroe's iconic F-5 was returned to him in February 1986 after being
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Gallery Of Iconic Guitars at Belmont
Belmont University in Nashville is the recipient of a large treasure trove of vintage instruments, bequeathed to them by the estate of the late Steven Kern Shaw. The collection includes close to 500 guitars and mandolins, among them specimens of
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Will Clark to Bluegrass Outlaws
West Virginia's Bluegrass Outlaws have announced the addition of Will Clark to the band on mandolin. He steps into the spot recently vacated by founding member Evan Maynard who had to leave the band owing to pesky day job commitments. Will
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Bobby Osborne Mandolin Roundup
Bobby Osborne, Lauren Price, and Scott Napier playing triple mandolins. Folks in the bluegrass world have certainly noticed the “Tremolo Tuesday” video segments that have been appearing on social media since March 2016. According to Scott Napier, the regular performances that