Bluegrass At Large

  • Sam Bush at 60

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    Sam Bush headlined the main stage at FloydFest on Sunday, and did a workshop on the Virginia Folklife Porch immediately afterwards. I wanted to follow up on some buzz he has posted on his website wherein he exercises his new “rights”

  • Eastman Strings at Summer NAMM

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    Here's another interview we conducted during Summer NAMM earlier this month. This time, we hear from Mark Herring of Eastman Strings who shares some information about several of their new guitar and mandolin models. http://vimeo.com/46438184  

  • D’Addario at Summer NAMM

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    Brian Vance with D'Addario spent a few minutes with us during the Summer NAMM show earlier this month. He gave a quick run-down of the various strings and accessories for the bluegrass market. http://vimeo.com/46123153  

  • Souldier Straps at Summer NAMM

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    While prowling the trade show floor at the 2012 Summer NAMM show, Eric Tapp discovered a strap company with an interesting concept for using recycled materials. Here is his interview with Jennifer Tabor of Souldier. She tells an inspiring story of

  • Fishman Aura at Summer NAMM

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    Terry Herd caught up with Fishman's Cory Congilio during the Summer 2012 NAMM show in Nashville earlier this month. They spoke about the Fishman Aura Spectrum DI system, which uses modeling software to help acoustic guitarists avoid the slappy sound so common when

  • OnBoard research at Summer NAMM

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    We still have a few more video interviews from last week's Summer NAMM show in Nashville, which we will post over the next week or so. The show is a prime opportunity for distributors and manufacturers to introduce new products to

  • New from Recording King at NAMM

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    Recording King used the occasion of the 2012 Summer NAMM show to debut a pair of new instruments for bluegrass pickers. One is a new entry into their affordably-priced, solid wood guitar series, and the other their first stab at the

  • Richard Keldsen of Saga Music at Summer NAMM

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    Terry Herd caught up with Richard Keldsen of Saga Music at this past weekend's Summer NAMM show in Nashville. Saga is the parent company for such popular bluegrass instrument brands as Blueridge Guitars, Gold Star banjos, Regal resonator guitars, and Kentucky

  • Bluegrass at Summer NAMM

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    Though the annual Summer NAMM show in Nashville is oriented to the wider music retail industry, that doesn't mean that a bit of bluegrass didn't find its way into the mix. Here are a few photos of Mark Newton and Steve