• Tony Rice doing well

    The guitar world is breathing a sigh of relief after a health scare this past weekend involving flatpicker supreme, Tony Rice. During his show on Friday (4/1) in Danville, VA, Tony felt faint and weak, and he was unable to make

  • Toy Hearts equipment stolen

    Our British bluegrass buddies Toy Hearts have suffered the ultimate indignity to befall the touring musician. Last night (4/6) they found all their sound gear stolen in Birmingham (in the UK). Someone broke into their van and took it all. They are

  • Huss & Dalton to build historic guitars

    Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton have been building high quality guitars (and more recently, banjos) in their old-school Huss & Dalton shop in Staunton, VA since 1995. Both fingerstyle and flatpicking guitarists have treasured these fine instruments, which count such

  • Recording King RD-316 in May

    Recording King is set to release their latest dreadnaught guitar model, the RD-316. They are especially proud to note that this all solid wood instrument, with a lifetime warranty, will carry a minimum advertised price of $689 when it starts shipping