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Bluegrass mandolinists and long-time fans of traditional bluegrass music are well acquainted with David McLaughlin. He's been involved in several popular bands since he first started performing actively in the late 1970s, and has been responsible for clarifying how Monroe-based

Frank Solivan II will be on the air tomorrow morning (12/29) with Katy Daley on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. He'll be ringing up the show at 9:00 a.m. (EST). "We're going to talk about our upcoming shows, and filling in for our

We got a end-of-the-year note today from Aaron Williams, the talented young mandolinist who had spent the past few years touring with Kenny & Amanda Smith. He wanted to let all his bluegrass friends know what he is up to

Here's a follow-up on a story we covered back in August... Several items of Bill Monroe memorabilia were recently sold at auction by the Christie's auction house in New York. They included some minor items, like Monroe's Country Music Hall Of

Make that two headstocks... We heard from Alan Bibey this weekend with an update about the twin mandolin CD he is recording with Wayne Benson. This project has been a long time in coming, with these two top pickers getting together

We caught up with Adam Steffey yesterday and got a few mote details about The Boxcars, the new band he is assembling with Ron Stewart, Keith Garrett, Harold Nixon and John Bowman. Adam told us that the seeds were sown earlier

Joe Carr, Associate Professor of Music at South Plains College in Levelland, TX, is looking for a few mandolin players who don't read music - but would like to. He is working on a brief book on this topic, How to

We caught up with Adam Steffey yesterday and got a few mote details about The Boxcars, the new band he is assembling with Ron Stewart, Keith Garrett, Harold Nixon and John Bowman. Adam told us that the seeds were sown earlier

Get your fill of mando talk tonight and tomorrow afternoon with radio interviews featuring Adam Steffey and Doyle Lawson scheduled over the next 24 hours. Adam will be on WBRF, broadcasting from Galax, VA during the 9:00 p.m. hour (EST) tonight

The Loar, a division of The Music Link, has announced their first A-model mandolin, the LM-400. They have done very well with their two F-style mandolins (LM-600 and LM-700) and are pleased to offer this new instrument to their budget-minded line.