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LeRoy Mack settles down

LeRoy “Mack’ McNees is well-known for playing dobro with the Country Boys (later the Kentucky Colonels), and for his appearances on…

SPBGMA 2016 notes

We had a blast this year at the SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville. As always, it’s great to re-connect with old…

Sammy Shelor gets key to the City of Martinsville

Sammy Shelor, banjoist extraordinaire and leader of the indomitable Lonesome River Band, was surprised last week when he was presented with…

On This Day #45 – Charlie Moore recordings to Starday

On this day …. On February 5, 1959, Starday Records purchased the masters to Charlie Moore’s recordings No Grave (Is Gonna…

Allen Mills recovering from back surgery

Wonderful news from the great Allen Mills. The Lost and Found bass player and vocalist this past 42 years is resting…

Harry Clark – 2nd luckiest mandolinist alive?

If it wasn’t for Caleb Lindsey taking a chain saw to the face on Saturday, and coming through it with just a…

Caleb Lindsey – luckiest mandolinist alive

Can you imagine anything more frightening than learning that someone you care about has suffered an accident with a chain saw…

Buddy Merriam Mandolin – Volume 2

Iconic mandolinist Buddy Merriam has released a follow-up edition of his mandolin book, titled Back Roads Mandolin, Volume Two. It contains transcriptions of 32…

Gene Boyd passes

Gene Boyd, known widely as The Fiddling Barber of Bristol, passed away on January 26 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center….

Lowe Vintage Instruments robbed

A man committed a snatch-and-grab robbery yesterday at Lowe Vintage Instruments in Burlington, NC, getting away with three rare, vintage banjos. The…

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