Together – new live project from Tony & Wyatt Rice
David Grisman’s Acoustic Disc label has just released a truly historic recording of Tony and Wyatt Rice in their first duo performance in 1996. Entitled Tony & Wyatt Rice Together!, it captures these two brilliant flatpicking brothers from two consecutive nights at the Acoustic Stage concert series in Hickory, NC, August 16-17, 1996. Of course […]
Manzanita mandolin solos transcribed by Tristan Scroggins
Tony Rice's Manzanita album was a life-changer for young bluegrass musicians when it hit in 1979, not unlike the J.D. Crowe & The New South record four years earlier. In many ways, those two projects set the tone for contemporary bluegrass for decades to come, presaging The Bluegrass Album Band and the many other groups [...] David Grisman Quintet reunion at RockyGrass 2018
Each year at the summer RockyGrass festival, the folks at Planet Bluegrass put together a number of special stage performances not available elsewhere as an added incentive to join them in Lyons, CO for three days of bluegrass and new grass music. With David Grisman on hand this year, they have have linked the mando [...] Friday at Grey Fox 2016
Friday of Grey Fox 2016 was jam packed full of a wide variety of traditional and progressive bluegrass and related musics, legends, and new faces and sounds. Whether one wanted to see names that they had known and followed for years or be exposed to new music and people, plenty of options abounded all day [...] Mandolin Symposium taking a break
David Grisman and Mike Marshall, two legends of American mandolin music, have announced they are discontinuing their Mandolin Symposium which had been held annually at UC Santa Cruz this past twelve years. Dozens of top eight-stringers from around the world have taught there over the past decade plus. Their efforts with the Symposium were not limited by [...] Photos from ROMP 2015
Shelly Swanger was on hand at ROMP 2015, and just sent us these images from the festival. Acoustic Disc releases Dawg Jazz book
A third edition in their Book Of The Dawg series, Dawg Jazz, has been released by Acoustic Disc, David Grisman's record label. Like its previous volumes, Dawg Roots and Dawg Grass, this third book collects 20 Grisman compositions in a jazzy vein from his many recordings this past 30 plus years. Each tune is presented in standard [...] Saturday at ROMP 2014
The good times continued through Saturday at ROMP 2014. Here's another gallery from Jenny Sevcick. Grant Gordy leaves David Grisman
Grant Gordy, guitarist with the David Grisman Quintet, has shared a statement with us following his decision to leave the group. After six incredibly fortunate years as guitarist with the legendary David Grisman Quintet/Sextet, I am moving on and focusing on other pursuits. It’s been the highest privilege to find myself playing alongside someone I [...] All-Star Civil War Tribute Due Nov 5
ATO Records has announced November 5th as the official release date for Divided & United, a two-disc set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This hearty thirty-two song collection features the best in American music. Drawing from country, bluegrass, and Americana music, this has been one of the most-anticipated albums of the year in roots [...] 