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The now world-famous Sleepy Man Banjo Boys have been in the studio of late, recording an album of traditional bluegrass instrumental music. The timing of this long-planned venture coincides perfectly with their sudden popularity. A number of appearances on national television have seem them go from YouTube wonders to an entertainment sensation in just a [...]
From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information will include births and deaths; recording sessions; single, LP and CD release dates; and other [...]
Rural Rhythm Records is to lead the way in marking the Bill Monroe Centennial with the first of three CDs; the Various Artists set Blue Moon of Kentucky – Instrumental Tribute to Bill Monroe (Rural Rhythm Records RUR CD 1075), to be released on January 25. The collection showcases instrumental versions of some of Bill [...]
Attention Monroe mando maniacs... If you missed the 2010 Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp faculty concert in Owensboro, KY in September, you can catch it live tonight (12/11)at 9:00 p.m. (EST) on WINN-FM, broadcasting at 88.3 FM from Evansville, IN and via live streaming online. The show will feature performances by camp directors Mike Compton and Richard [...]
Elvis Costello last recorded an acoustic album in 1986. On June 2, 2009 he is set to release another, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. The album was produced by T Bone Burnett, recorded in Nashville in three days, and features a number of bluegrass musicians. This if from Costello's website, announcing the new record. Joining Costello [...]
Last week we told you about the premature death of Keishi Shikata. Earlier today I received a touching tribute from renowned mandolin player Mike Compton, a friend of Shikata's for 30 years.…. "I knew Keishi since the late 1970's. He was always cheerful and complimentary, though he did understand the art of pulling one's leg. [...]
On the evening of September 8, 2007, downtown Owensboro Kentucky will be ringing with the sounds of bluegrass mandolin played in the traditional style of Bill Monroe. The International Bluegrass Music Museum is hosting their annual Monroe-style Mandolin Camp, and September 8th is the faculty concert. Faculty at this year's event include Frank Wakefield (Greenbriar [...]
We failed to mention this when it was announced recently, but in case any readers don't know about it, here it is. The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY is moving forward with plans for it's second Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp. The museum held this camp last year and it was quite successful. This year [...]
Noted bluegrass mandolinist Mike Compton has two new videos up on YouTube. Both are simple productions, and feature Mike playing through a fiddle tune. The first has Mike playing a somewhat obscure Bill Monroe tune, Frog On A Lilly Pad. It is one that Monroe wrote later in life, and though it was played a [...]
The International Bluegrass Music Museum is hosting two Monroe-Style Mandolin Camps this month. The first camp runs September 8-10 and the second one September 15-17, 2006. The camps feature some great instruction from Mike Compton, Skip Gorman, David Long, Red Henry, Chris Henry, and Butch Waller. Registration is limited to 40 students in each camp [...]
