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Our Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad, has organized a fun competition for the month of May. He's trying to locate the ugliest mandolin amongst the readers of Bluegrass Today. If you've got an ugly mandolin, we want to see it!   Don't

Many know Mike Compton from the Nashville Bluegrass Band and John Hartford String Band, or from duet appearances. Many students have taken his mandolin classes. He IS the acknowledged Monroe-style master. When I learned Mike was appearing solo April 21 at the

Sad news from Westchester County NY — Dr. Bob Mavian (aka Gibson Case of the Case Brothers) passed away in hospital Saturday, April 20 surrounded by his family. Bob had recently retired from his long career as a vet. He was known

Cumberland Gap Connection has announced a new member. Matt Hiser, from Spanishburg, WV, is coming onboard to play mandolin. He joins Mike Bentley on guitar, Rod Smith on banjo, Bryan Russell on bass, and Albon Clevenger on fiddle. John Dig A Hole, from their

Joe Walsh, whose rock-solid mandolin chop helped give the Gibson Brothers one of the top rhythm sections in bluegrass for the last four and a half years, is moving on. Joe announced the move on his Facebook page, saying he

West coast mandolin master John Reischman has a new album of instrumental music, which he calls Walk Along John. Like his varied career, the album's 14 named tracks (with one secret) feature the stylistic mix his many admirers have come to

Jaywalkers is an interesting and eclectic English string band from southeast of Liverpool who have developed quite a reputation among fans of modern acoustic music in the UK. They have a pair of albums, Early For A Thursday and 16

The modern musical arts based on traditional string music divide into many camps. Some use the instruments familiar to old time and bluegrass to push boundaries, while others demonstrate an almost fanatical devotion to the old masters. In between you can

West Virginia's Stoney Creek has announced the return of Brett Smeltzer to the band on mandolin and vocals. He had left the group in 2012 after 4 years of service to launch the Bluegrass Retrospect radio program online. The show airs each

The Clay Hess Band has announced their newest member, Nick Keen, who will play mandolin with the group. He steps in for Ryan Moyers, who turned in his resignation earlier this year. Nick joins Clay and his son Brennan Hess on