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Reso-guitar legend Phil Leadbetter has been somewhat sidelined this past few years with a variety of health issues, ranging from cancer treatments to kidney dialysis. But he is maintaining his high spirits and sense of humor, and staying involved as

Attention reso slidesters! Here's a great opportunity to go deep inside and study some of the foundational solos that established the bluegrass dobro style through the music of Josh Graves. In his newest video course for Rob's Reso Room, master reso-guitarist

Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of three-time IBMA Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year, Phil Leadbetter, to the label. New recordings with Leadbetter at the helm are expected soon. A long time veteran of the bluegrass industry, Phil

Dallas-based traditional grassers HillBilly Fever have announced the addition of Randy Pasley to the band, playing reso-guitar. He is taking the spot previously held by fiddler Bob Frankot, who is taking the 2021 season off. Randy is a native of Ashe

In 1994, Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor conceived and coordinated a project dubbed The Great Dobro Sessions, an event that gathered some of the top dobro/resonator guitar players of the era to show off their skills and shine the spotlight

Josh Swift, reso-guitarist with The Isaacs and Lyle Lovett, and his wife, Tobi, are celebrating the birth of their second child. Sully Lynn Swift was born on Sunday, February 21, at 3:03 p.m. at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Tennessee.

The bluegrass community in central Virginia is in mourning this week following the death of Mike Sharp, who played resophonic guitar with a number of prominent groups over the past 40 years. He was 63 years of age. Mike had been

Nu-Blu has announced the addition of Andrew Dowling to the band on reso-guitar. The Spartanburg, SC native had been working with Carolina Divide closer to home. Only playing for the past four years, the 20 year old's talent was recognized back

Recording King has announced the introduction of their new small sized, short scale, metal body resonator guitar. Called simply the Parlor Metal Body Resonator, this round neck guitar is made to offer a distinctive voice in the Recording King reso family.

Reso-guitar maestro Jerry Douglas has announced his association with Modern Music Masters to offer online lessons for students of the instrument. Jerry has been heralded as a slide hero since he first arrived on the scene as a young man playing with