Entries from December 2006

December 25, 2006

New Mid-Michigan Bluegrass Jam

There’s a new jam in town… Lansing to be exact!
2nd Saturday of each Month… 7 - 11 p.m.
Delta Haven Free Methodist Church
12406 Broadbent Road - Lansing, MI
(M-43 just west of I-96 (M-43 goes under I-96)
$4 adults - $2 seniors - suggested donations
Stage - Jam Rooms and Food and Drinks available!

December 24, 2006

Funky Hot Banjo Licks is Ready!

Westvon Publishing announces the 4th in their Hot Banjo Licks CDs, Funky Licks, and it is available now and ready for your pickin’ pleasure. This CD/Download package includes
50 funky, bluesy licks which you can use throughout your playing.
Each package includes the PDF book of the tabbed out licks, with some suggestions for working them into [...]

December 24, 2006

New Recording Project!

Multi-award winning songwriter and performer Jerry Salley will release his first major solo recording with Mountain Home Music Company, a Division of Crossroads Entertainment and Marketing. The new project, New Songs, Old Friends, is a collection of self-penned tunes and has Salley teaming up with some of his favorite singers and musicians including : Vince [...]

December 24, 2006

Great New Bluegrass Designs available

If you’re looking for a new hat, shirt or something cool with a bluegrass theme… check out this new line of bluegrass music designs and products…
www.uneekboutique.com

December 24, 2006

New Ron Stewart Fiddle DVD Released

AcuTab announces it’s first fiddle DVD and it’s a doosy! Entitled Playing Fiddle in the Blugerass Style by Ron Stewart, this dvd runs 90 minutes and ten songs and tunes are demonstrated, taken from recent rocrding which featured Ron on the fiddle.
Ron Stewart is one of bluegrass music’s most sought after fiddlers. [...]

December 24, 2006

Check out some free Christmas Tunes!

Bluegrassbooksonline.com has announced that they have uploaded the latest in their free, online bluegrass lessons! This month, they have added two holiday/Christmas tunes, each tabbed and recorded for your learning pleasure. One recording is as a beginner, more traditional version and the other as a grassed up/solo intermediate recording. Stop by and [...]

December 24, 2006

IBMM Partners with Online Fundraising

Now, when you shop online, you can help out the Internation Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky!
IBMM has recently partnered with the online fundraising support site called www.ShopForMuseums.com which partners hundreds of museums, parks, zoos, aquariums and science centers across the country with a portion of your online shopping purchases donated to a museum of [...]

December 24, 2006

Showcase Artists Sought for IBMA 07

If you want to have your band considered for the IBMA 2007 national convention, you’ve got only until January 12th, 2007 to submit your applications now!
These showcases are designed to introduce the following to the bluegrass industry: Emerging talent capable and willing to broaden their market, established bands who have signficant changes in their [...]

December 24, 2006

Dempsey Young Dies

One of the original members of the great band Lost and Found, Dempsey Young, died December 10th, taking his own life. Young’s mandolin playing and baritone voice helped define the Lost and Found’s signature sound. Young’s playing was smooth and melodic, reflective of 1970’s pop and rock influences. What a tradegy for [...]

December 24, 2006

New Banjo Power Picks Introduced!

Bob Perry and Cobalt Picks has done it again… a new release for banjo pickers. These new power picks are .025 gauge bell brass with double cobalt plating. The bands are solid and give a very comfortable fit. The inside of the blade is rough so they won’t slip during a [...]