PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the digital release of Slapback, recorded in Dawg Studios in 2007.
Slapback Deluxe Edition is an expanded version of the multi-generational musical portrait of contemporary mandolin virtuoso Josh Pinkham and his grandfather,
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MARSHALL, MICH. — Northfield Mandolins has announced the availability of their new A5 Special oval hole model. The new model has a handful of unique features that set it apart from Northfield's Standard Series, including a master
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tom Wright and The Tom Wright Trio have announced the release of their new recording Glad All Over.
About the project Wright told us, "This collection of tunes reflects my influences. Three covers of tunes I played with the 70s band Grits, a Beatles
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PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the digital release of David Grisman's New Smokey Grass Boys.
About the recordings, Grisman states in the liner notes, "These recordings recently surfaced in a box marked simply New Smokey Grass Boys, a name similar to the one
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NAPA, CALIF. — Artistworks is marking 12 years since the launch of their first bluegrass course by offering one lucky winner the opportunity to connect directly with the ArtistWorks bluegrass instructor of their choice for a free 60-minute,
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The story of the music that appears at the end of this page starts circa 1966. A young Chicago based banjo player named Richard (Rick) Riman ventured with tape recorder in hand to Knoxville, Tenn. with a mission: to gather a collection of music played by Red Rector.
That collection recently surfaced at Mandolin Cafe headquarters as part
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The Life and Work of Lloyd Allayre Loar is the title of a forthcoming coffee table style book by Roger Siminoff with foreword by George Gruhn. With the book's release date just over a month away we caught up with the author hoping to glean a bit of additional information about the legend that was Lloyd Loar.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Jack Dwyer has announced the release of his new recording entitled Rondos Vol. I, the first installment in an original collection of fiddle tunes. Each volume features 15 tunes with demonstration recordings and complete musical notation. Volume I features Jack performing on mandolin with guitar accompaniment.
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WESTMINSTER, MD. — Common Ground on the Hill has opened registration for Mandolins on the Hill, two weeks of classes, jams, concerts and festivals, located virtually and in-person on the beautiful campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. Weeks 1 (June 26-30) is virtual; Week 2 (July 2-7) is
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PITTSBURGH, PENN. — Bryce Rabideau has announced a May 19 release on Misra Records for his new album of original material entitled Meanwhile, available for pre-order on Bandcamp.
About his new release Rabideau told us, "Meanwhile is a ten song exploration of the relationship between two titans
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PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the release of We Love Django! in download format only.
This unique celebration of the music of Django Reinhardt features 16 of his original compositions interpreted by a variety of stellar artists including his partner
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FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the digital release of The Complete Mandolinist Volume 3, by Marilynn Mair. The print version is expected to be available before the end of the month.
ATASCADERO, CALIF. — The Life and Work of Lloyd Allayre Loar is the title of a forthcoming coffee table style book by Roger Siminoff with foreword by George Gruhn. The release date is anticipated mid-July.
About the book, Siminoff told us, "I've been collecting information on Lloyd Loar since the early 1970s and have tons of documents
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SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. — The 8th Annual Alan Bibey Mandolin Camp, including Guitar & Bass tracks to be held September 20-22, 2023 has just announced a special addition to this year's edition.
Noted Gibson and Lloyd Loar mandolin historian
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Sierra Hull and Justin Moses give fans a sweet, stellar performance.
AUSTIN, TX. — Twenty of the fastest fingers in music took the stage at a repurposed Methodist church here and put on a clinic in world class musicianship this past week.
Along the way, as the saying goes, Sierra Hull and Justin Moses made beautiful music together.
The royal couple of the new generation of bluegrass spend much of every year apart—with
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SANTA ROSE, CALIF. — Sirens: Imaginary Journeys for Solo Mandolin is a new collection of written and recorded music from David "Gus" Garelick, self-published and available for purchase on amazon.com.
This challenging collection of mandolin solos is intended for the more
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FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the availability of The Mandocello, by Mark E. Freemantle. Available in eBook format now, the print version is expected soon.
With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the
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İZMIR, TURKEY — Bulent Yazici has announced the release of his new recording, Emanuele Barbella (1718 - 1777), 6 Duets for Mandolin, now available on many prominent streaming platforms.
CONCORD, N.H. — The David Surette Mandolin Festival will be held this year May 6-7 in celebration of the life of the late mandolinist and guitarist who passed away December, 2021. It his hoped the festival will continue annually from this point forward.