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There is an interview posted yesterday on jambands.com with David Grisman. It was conducted by Randy Ray, and covers David's new efforts with his Bluegrass Experience, his new Quintet CD, Dawg's Groove, his collaborations with Jerry Garcia, and his thoughts on the O Brother, Where Art Thou phenomenon (he didn't care for the film). Read [...]
David Grisman is among the list of judges for the upcoming 2007 Independent Music Awards. It seems they like to choose mandolin players to represnt bluegrass and acoustic music, as Chris Thile was a judge at the 2006 IMAs. The IMAs are intended to provide real career opportunities for the winners. The winners will be [...]
We've written a good bit recently about Chris Thile, and his return, if not necessarily to bluegrass, at least to recording and performing within the structure of a bluegrass ensemble. It seems somehow appropriate in this setting to highlight two new recordings from David Grisman, an artist with some interesting parallels to the young Mr. [...]
I just discovered a new release from David Grisman. It's The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience. I don't have much information about the recording other than the list of musicians who are featured on it. David Grisman: mandolin, vocals Keith Little: banjo, guitar, vocals Jim Nunally: guitar, vocals Chad Manning: fiddle Samson Grisman: bass The CD [...]
Acoustic Disc, the mando-centric record company owned by David Grisman, has started experimenting with online music downloads. At this time, only four titles from their catalog can be purchased via download, but more are expected to be added should the project be deemed successful. The Acoustic Disc downloads are being served by Livedownloads.com, a web [...]
Fretboard Journal is a new quarterly magazine for acoustic instrument players, builders and collectors. The inaugural issue includes an interview with David Grisman, a history of Santa Cruz Guitars and a profile on "the Millionth Martin." Fretboard Journal is published and edited by folks with many years of experience in music, magazines and acoustic instruments. [...]
Bluegrass fans "of a certain age" will recall the time in the 1970s when Jerry Garcia, guitarist with the then-underground rock band, The Grateful Dead, was making the rounds performing bluegrass as banjoist with a band called Old & In The Way. The group also included current and future legends David Grisman on mandolin and [...]
In what will be very welcome news for mandolin aficionados, virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman is poised to release his first mandolin recording in more than ten years. East Flatbush Blues is due for release in the near future, and there is an email notification link on Andy's web site for anyone who would like to [...]
