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National Public Radio's afternoon news and information show, All Things Considered, featured an interview with Merle Haggard yesterday (1/3) about his 2007 release, The Bluegrass Sessions. The Hag spoke with Melissa Block about his life at 70 years old and his

Banjo legend JD Crowe is nothing if not a survivor. Very few bluegrass artists have made a career leading a band without being a lead vocalist, but Crowe has not only done so, he has managed to both succeed over

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

Our friends at BluegrassCollege.org are ringing in the New Year with the launch of their free Bluegrass College Fakebook. The Fakebook currently consists of tabs (notation for the fiddle) for 10 bluegrass instrumentals. The tabs are available for all the bluegrass

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

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

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

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

This initial installment of Sunday Morning Revelations comes from our UK correspondent, Richard F Thompson. We will offer reviews of Gospel bluegrass releases on Sunday's from time to time. Everybody is familiar with Mickey Harris and his 'day job' as the

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