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Takamine may not be a name that most bluegrass guitar players think of when thinking of great bluegrass guitars, but flatpicking master Brad Davis tells me it will be. Brad helped Takamine design and develop a new dreadnought call the

Listen now: (IE users click to activate) This week's guest on The GrassCast is mandolin legend and Grand Ole Opry star, Jesse McReynolds. Jesse has a new CD out titled Dixie Road. He had a copy

I should clear the air up front and tell you that this disc was recorded, mixed, and mastered by me at my studio. Keel Brothers Volume 2 is the second duet recording flatpicking guitar master Larry Keel has made

We just heard heard from Cindy Baucom that songwriter Pete Goble underwent surgery yesterday and is experiencing difficulties breathing today. He's currently on life support and his family is asking for prayer. Doyle Lawson's wife, Suzanne, posted concerning Pete on Doyle's

We just heard the sad news that fiddler Carl Nelson passed away this morning. Carl worked with Bill Harrell & The Virginians for a number of years in addition to playing fiddle on numerous bluegrass recording projects, and performing with

We just got an update on this project from Brad Davis. He tells us the release date is set for November 21st, 2006. The label, CMH is currently evaluating songs on the project for release as a single. The title

Yesterday while searching around the web for all things blugrass, I came across this little piece of video that I thought our readers might find interesting. It's a 60 second Martha White ad that is being projected on the big

My space, your space, it seems everyone has a space these days. Myspace.com has become a part of life online for musicians and fans alike over the last year or so. It allows for easy updating, photo and song uploads,

Wichita Rutherford is a man of firsts, the first bluegrass podcaster, the first podcaster to get a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio, the first podcaster to produce a video comedy series for the net, and now he's the first podcaster

We recently received an update on the recording of the new Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver CD. The project will be a 'secular' CD for which a title has not yet been decided upon. The project is being recorded at Eastwood