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We had a chance yesterday to catch up with Alan Bibey, one half of the brain trust (with Steve Gulley) behind Grasstowne. Al tells us that the first airing of the band's appearance on Reno's Old Time Music Festival is set

Eric Schlange, proprietor of the popular Hangout sites online, is today launching his latest venture, Mando Hangout. It is powered by the same engine as his other popular sites (Banjo, Fiddle, Flatpicker, and Reso Hangouts), and boasts the same features

We've had a number of occasions on Bluegrass Today to note the appreciation for J.S. Bach among bluegrass and acoustic string musicians. Much of Bach's music was composed for harpsichord, and is right at home on the banjo or mandolin,

A rare few of us have never had trouble meeting new people or standing in front of an audience. Most people can relate to being a little bashful at times, especially as a kid. Some of us come out of

When Andy Ball joined Lonesome River Band in early 2007 to play mandolin and sing tenor, he told band leader Sammy Shelor that he wasn't sure he could stay more than a year. Andy was living in Detroit and attending

Attention Monroe mando maniacs... If you missed the 2010 Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp faculty concert in Owensboro, KY in September, you can catch it live tonight (12/11)at 9:00 p.m. (EST) on WINN-FM, broadcasting at 88.3 FM from Evansville, IN and via live

Since they were first introduced in the 1930s, musicians have regarded strobe tuners as the most accurate devices for obtaining an objective tuning reference. The early examples of this sort of tuner were expensive and cumbersome, and not practical for

Those cute little xtranormal bears have been employed to give voice to just about every imaginable topic under the sun. Using a clever text-to-speak interface on their site, anyone can create a video with two characters engaging in conversation. Extranormal user

Jimmy Gaudreau has a new CD from Goose Creek Music, entitled Pieces and Bits. It's just what the title suggests - recordings of all manner of mandolin music featuring Jimmy with a who's who of acoustic instrumental all-stars. The tunes

Back in April we shared some information about the Cubero Brothers, Los Hermanos Cubero, a guitar/mandolin duo from Spain who inject a healthy dose of Bill Monroe into the traditional folk music of España. The brothers are Roberto on mandolin