Crossroads Music has announced a June release for New Primitive, a new solo project from Adam Steffey, on their new imprint, Organic Records. It will feature the award-winning mandolinist with The Boxcars on a mix of old time and bluegrass music,
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New banjos, mandolin from Morgan Monroe
The folks at Morgan Monroe have introduced a number of new instruments which may be of interest to the bluegrass/acoustic market. They are even giving away one of the new banjo models in July from their Facebook page to help
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CBA Bluegrass Camp for Kids
The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley, CA. It's a formal, four-day workshop for young grassers, ages 8-16. This is in addition to their Kids on Bluegrass program, which
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The Mandolin Chronicles – Bibey & Benson
It almost goes without saying. Put two of the preeminent bluegrass mandolinists of the past 20 years together in the studio, along with a crack rhythm section, and you're sure to get something memorable tracked. And so it is with The
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The Fiction Twins – Toshio Watanabe
The popularity of bluegrass music in Japan is a subject well known and widely discussed among US and European grassers. Since the postwar occupation of the island nation in the late 1940s, the Japanese have warmed to many aspects of
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Utility infielder sought for Dollywood
The good folks at Dollywood asked us to pass along that they are on the hunt for a utility player for the 2013 season, which runs from April 2013 to January 4, 2014. The successful applicant must play fiddle, and will be
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Mike Marshall with the Pacific Chamber Symphony
Mando monster Mike Marshall is set to perform this weekend with the Pacific Chamber Symphony. The program has him featured on two pieces: his own composition, Concerto No. 1 for Mandolin and String Orchestra, and Harpsichord Concerto #5 in Fm (BMV
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Brandon Shuping back to the Gabeharts
Jim & Valerie Gabehart have welcomed mandolinist Brandon Shuping back to the band. He's been a regular, recurring member, and Jim tells us that it's either Brandon's 3rd or 4th tenure with the band over the past dozen or so years. In
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Mandolin Mashup at Berklee
This evening (2/12), the Berklee College of Music in Boston will host its 7th annual Mandolin Mashup. It was created by the late John McGann when he joined the faculty at Berklee in 2006, to highlight his most promising students. The
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Bibey & Benson CD due March 12
The long-awaited twin mandolin project from Wayne Benson and Alan Bibey, The Mandolin Chronicles, has been announced for a March 12 release on Pinecastle. It celebrates not only these two stellar musicians, but also the classic prewar instruments they each