Nick DiSebastian has just released a transcription book that accompanies Adam Steffey's New Primitive album. It includes standard notation, tablature, and chords for all 13 tracks on the album. This album was something of a departure for Steffey, who had made
Mountain Faith has announced that Cory Piatt is the new mandolinist with the group. Cory is an exquisitely talented young picker, not yet 20 years old, who already has a professional resume most musicians would envy. He's performed and recorded with Kenny
The International Bluegrass Music Museum will continue to host its annual mandolin camp at IBMM headquarters in Owensboro, KY under the direction of Mike Compton. Some confusion has arisen owing to Mike moving his Bill Monroe mandolin camp to Nashville, which had
If you're expecting to hear a carbon copy of a Grascals record when you listen to the latest solo effort from the group's mandolin man, Danny Roberts, you may be disappointed. However, if impressive instrumentation, a great variety of sounds,
In 2008, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer released a self-titled album of mandolin and bass duets they had co-written. It found a ready audience among lovers of modern string music, but was a bit baffling for Thile's fans from Nickel Creek,
On This Day ………….. On August 5, 1924, Darrell 'Pee Wee' Lambert was born in Thacker, West Virginia. Like many Appalachian entertainers of his day, he found that music was an abiding relief from coal mining. Lambert has been described as "a charter
With the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s decision to broaden the scope of their mandolin camp rather than continue to specialize in the Monroe style, master mandolin player Mike Compton has decided to set up a camp to fill the void. The
The Seattle bluegrass music community has lost a long-time member in the person of Carl Chatski, who passed away unexpectedly July 24 at the age of 75. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Carl had lived in the Seattle, WA area for some time. As
When you scrape a knee or cut your finger, do you think bluegrass? Well that's what Mary Eddy of Parkersburg, WV did when she learned that Band-Aid was running a video contest. She grabbed up her bluegrass picking sons, Jake and
New music from Alan Munde is always good news for followers of adventurous five string banjo playing, and his latest, Bright Munde, a set of banjo/mandolin duets with Billy Bright, is another cause for rejoicing. It's not likely that many readers
