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Speaking of free tabs... Mando monster Alan Bibey has recently added a free tab section on his new web site, where he also plans to offer tips for mandolinists. The first two transcriptions posted are for mandolin tunes Alan has written and recorded: Shoot The Moon (co-written by Ronnie Bowman) from the first BlueRidge CD, [...]
Andy Hall, busy resophonic guitarist with The Infamous Stringdusters, recently found time to cut a solo project of his own between recording and touring with his band mates. Sound Of The Slide Guitar features 11 tracks, 8 of which are original pieces Hall wrote for this project. The Dusters serve as the core band, but [...]
Banjo picker Alan Munde has had quite a career in bluegrass music. As a young man, he was a member of Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys and went on to help found and maintain Country Gazette, one of the most enduring bands to emerge from the 1970s bluegrass mini-boom. Alan has also been a successful [...]
Homespun Video is set to release a new instructional DVD this week featuring Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. Entitled Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Teach Songs, Guitar and Musicianship, the DVD runs 110 minutes with Rowan Rice teaching a half dozen songs from the repertoire of their live shows. Rowan shows ideas designed to help [...]
Here is a great YouTube video of Crooked Still and The Infamous Stringdusters jamming at the Strawberry Music Festival earlier this year. It was created and narrated by Dan Ruby of FestivalPreview.com. Both groups back up Crooked Still vocalist Aoife O'Donovan on Look On And Cry, and then jam out on a spirited version of [...]
The folks at BluegrassCountry.org have a special program running this next two weeks, highlighting some of the live performances they have presented on their 24/7 bluegrass audio stream. The show is entitled Fantasy Festival at the Kampground of Our Minds, and will run through January 11 in their Open Mic time slot. BluegrassCountry.org host Katy [...]
David Grier has released his latest album of solo flatpicked guitar. Live At The Linda was recorded in concert at the Linda Norris Auditorium in Albany, NY in September of 2006. It showcases David in his element - performing his unique improvised guitar style before an appreciative audience. The 13 tunes are drawn from David's [...]
In a lawsuit being heard in Arizona, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is arguing that copying legally purchased CDs onto a computer for personal use amounts to unauthorized use. Sunday's Washington Post has the story about Jeffrey Howell who is fighting RIAA in court. Though their primary issue with Howell was his making [...]
Banjo maker Steve Huber got a late Christmas gift yesterday - the birth of his son, Christopher Steven Huber. Steve and his wife Heidi welcomed Christopher on Friday morning (12/28) at 9:18 a.m. (EST). He weighed in at 8 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20'' long. Steve said that he had been whispering "thumb, index, [...]
Sirius Bluegrass (Channel 65) is giving New Year's Eve over to Del McCoury, with 36 hours of back-to-back McCoury. Starting Monday (12/31) at noon and running throughout New Year's Day, Sirius Bluegrass will air encore presentations of their Hand Picked with Del program, hosted by McCoury. Del plays his favorite bluegrass songs (old and new), [...]
