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  • The Old Home Place Ain´t The Same Anymore

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    Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers will be releasing a new album on October 15 with a decidedly throwback vibe. From the '60s-style cover to having been recorded in 2 days in an analog format with no overdubs, The Old Home Place Ain't

  • Thile snags Genius Grant

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    Mandolin pioneer Chris Thile has been named as among the 23 recipients of the 2012 MacArthur Fellowship. The annual award, distributed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, includes a $500,000 grant (paid over five years) which the recipients may

  • Results from Winfield 2012

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    Held this past weekend was the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, host of the 41st running of the National Flatpicking Championship. The festival is much more than a contest, though, with multiple stages of entertainment running simultaneously with full bands,

  • Online fundraiser for David Wiseman

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    Friends of western North Carolina picker David Wiseman have set up a donations page at GiveForward.com to raise money for his medical treatment. David has a rare vascular disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis, which restricts the flow of blood due to inflammation in the

  • Closing the loop at Delaware Valley

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    Our good friend Katy Daley, morning host at WAMU's Bluegrass Country, shared a touching story that occurred over this past weekend at the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. It was the closing of a loop, one that began in 1972 when

  • Dr. Tom Bibey passes

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    Dr. Tom Bibey, author of The Mandolin Case, passed away on Sunday following a lengthy struggle with cancer. He was a prolific writer on things bluegrass, with his own web site, Stories of the Bluegrass Music Road. He had also been a

  • Still more from the Guinness record at Galax

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    We finally caught up with Tara Linhardt, who spearheaded yesterday's successful Guinness World Record attempt for the largest mandolin ensemble at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. She tells us that while they made it over the top, beating the

  • More from Galax mandomania

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    Bluegrass Today roving correspondent John Goad was on hand for the successful attempt to break the Guinness Record for the world largest mandolin ensemble yesterday at the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. He sent this video overview and some photos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITP-a4zMYRk    

  • Guinness record broken at Galax

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    Hats off to Tara Linhardt, whose dream of breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest mandolin ensemble was realized this afternoon at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA. The previous record of 383 was held by a German aggregation,