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Sam Bush will be a musical guest on this weekend's edition of A Prairie Home Companion, aired on hundreds of public radio stations throughout the US. The show will be broadcast live on Saturday afternoon (5/2) at 6:00 p.m. (EDT)

It's been ten years since the Sam Bush model Gibson mandolin was introduced to market. During that time, it has been a strong seller for Gibson, and the impetus for them to create limited edition artist models for a number of

Austin360.com has a nice story up about Sarah Jarosz and her forthcoming recording, Song Up In Her Head. Co-produced with Gary Paczosa, the project is set to be released June 16 on Sugar Hill Records. If you're unfamiliar with Jarosz, be

Sam Bush will be doing three west coast dates this month with jam band sensation, Yonder Mountain String Band. It should be a jammin' good time. The shows are: 4/16 - Eureka, CA 4/17 - Eugene, OR 4/18 - Seattle, WA You can find more

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are loading up the bus this morning and heading out on a two week tour that will take them from their home base in Georgia out to the west coast and back again. Banjo picker

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter Steve Smith will be a guest on today's (3/27) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. Steve is based in New Mexico, and is currently completing a tour of the southeast which finishes tonight at The Palace

Multiple updates after the jump... It seems that the very promising series of projects announced last fall to commemorate The Bluegrass Hotel in Louisville, KY is falling victim to poor communication and inattention to detail. After discussions with Bill Millet, one of

ASAP Bluegrass Mandolin is the title of a newly-released instructional method from Hal Leonard. The book, by Eddie Collins, consists of 112 pages of "quick-start" mandolin lessons (presented in both tab and standard notation), plus 2 audio CDs. The first CD

A statement has been posted on Sam Bush's website regarding his scheduled appearance at the Bluegrass Hotel charity concert in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 20. Apparently, Bush's contractual requirements have not been met by the producer of this event and Bush

The 4th Annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp will take place at the International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, Kentucky, on September 11 - 13, 2009. Set up to preserve the unique, historic performance art of Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," the museum