Well, here are a couple more band changes to announce at year's end. Mandolinist Bobby Clark is leaving the Williams & Clark Expedition to work with Jerry Butler & The Blu-J's. Clark has toiled in the bluegrass salt mines for for
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A Mandolin Of Gold
Mandolin Cafe alerted us to a new work of fiction that will tweak the imaginations of anyone whose ears spark to the sound of the mandolin. The book is A Mandolin of Gold, written by Michael Tedesco. It tells the story
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Lowell Levinger in Collectors Weekly
The Collector's Weekly has a lengthy interview with Lowell Levinger where they discuss his extensive collection of vintage acoustic instruments. Levinger is better known to his followers as Banana, the nom de guerre he adopted as a founding member of
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Larry Stephenson under the knife
Larry Stephenson will be spending his Thanksgiving week learning how to eat left-handed. He recently underwent surgery to deal with a nagging problem which he is hoping will now be resolved, taking him out of action for several weeks. We'll let Larry
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Gibson bluegrass not affected by Fish & Wildlife raids
Last week, much of the music world was abuzz about the news that Gibson Guitar's solid body electric guitar plant, and their corporate headquarters in Nashville, were visited by agents from the US Fish & Wildlife Service last Tuesday (11/17).
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Changes for Special C in 2010
We heard this morning from Greg Cahill, banjo player, founder and leader of Special Consensus - Special C to their close friends. Greg also serves as the Board Chair of the International Bluegrass Music Association. He sent along word of some
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Punch Brothers in Paste
There is an interesting interview with Punch Brothers on the Paste Magazine web site. It features the guys sitting down with Paste's College Music Journal correspondent to talk about the instruments they use. If you are interested in old instruments and
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Two big little tours
End-of-the-year tours offer unique opportunities to see familiar faces in new and interesting settings. Sometimes, it will be artists with special music, like Jerry Douglas and John Cowan, who each are touring in support of new Christmas albums. Or you may
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Grassers in Bach and Friends
What happens when a bluegrass banjo player makes a documentary film about a legendary 18th century composer? The result with Michael Lawrence is Bach and Friends, due for DVD release early in 2010. The film looks at the timeless music of
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Video from Sam Bush CD release party
We had a bunch of photos up last week from Sam Bush's CD release party for Circles Around Me, which also served as a 25th Wedding Anniversary party for he and Lynn. Now, Sugar Hill has released a second Sam