Author: Brance

  • Copyright Law Reform Needed?

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    The new royalty rate structure handed down by the CRB has stirred much discussion, both here and elsewhere. As I've continued reading on the subject I found an article on Wired.com I thought was interesting enough to pass along. The subject

  • New header images

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    Our regular readers may notice a number of new header images in rotation today. I went through some photos from IBMA 2006 and added nine new images to the rotation. Most of the new images you should recognize right away and

  • Jamming in Galax in watercolor

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    We previously told you about Bob Yonke, The Bluegrass Painter, and his work depicting bluegrass in watercolor. If you didn't check out his work then, I would encourage you to do so now. Bob very kindly sent me a print the

  • Are we too busy for great music?

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    The Washington Post recently ran an experiment to see if outstanding music could capture the attention of busy Americans. It didn't work. At a busy metro stop in Washington D.C., Joshua Bell set up shop as a street musician. He was

  • Save your hearing

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    Take your vitamins. That's the word from Colleen Le Prell, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan. Le Prell works in the university's Kresge Hearing Research Institute, and has been studying the effects of vitamins on hearing loss. Admittedly, her studies thus

  • Ralph Stanley’s 80th Birthday Dinner

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    Dr. Ralph Stanley will be celebrating his 80th Birthday tonight at a dinner to support The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center in Clintwood, VA. The dinner begins at 6 PM at Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN.

  • Bradstock Documentary

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    Those interested in festival documentaries will soon have another title to add to their collection. The Bradstock XIII festival that took place on the grounds of the Long Island Maritime Museum over Labor Day weekend 2006, was filmed and is

  • NMB: Dropping DRM

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    This is the second in a series of article about The New Music Business. I've been a bit out of pocket this week as I'm on vacation, but even so I noticed the news concerning EMI's decision to license DRM free

  • Tony Rice: Shenandoah video

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    Just for fun here a video from YouTube of Tony Rice playing Shenandoah. This performance is taken from the DVD Bluegrass Journey. And, from what I can tell, was posted to YouTube by the producers. Hat tip: Fretboard Journal