The Music of Bluegrass
ARTICLES FOCUSING ON BLUEGRASS MUSIC

Regardless of the instrument you play (perhaps you play more than one), this section will give you information on many aspects of that instrument, including tips on instrument maintenance, microphone use, tips on playing better back-up and leads, interviews with professional musicians, techniques of the trade, and much more. Click on the particular instrument you play, and you’ll be taken into a world of current information and news about your instrument.

Banjo

• Alan Munde - A Gentleman of Bluegrass

• Jim Mills Acutab DVD 2006

• Cobalt Banjo Picks - A Review

Bass

• The Kay Bass

Dobro

Fiddle

Guitar

• The Martin Guitars

• Carter Stanley Memorial Guitar

• Finding your Bluegrass Voice/Rhythm Guitar

• Tom Ewing - Bluegrass Boy

Mandolin

• Adam Steffey Acutab DVD 2007

• Wendy Smith - Michigan Mandolin Player

• Marty Stuart - Bluegrass Performer Superlative

• Butch Baldesari Mandolin DVD

• The Gibson Mandolins

Vocals

• Finding your Bluegrass Voice

• Bluegrass Jamming DVD

Songwriting

• Pete Gobel - Bluegrass' Songwriter

• Modern Bluegrass Songwriting by Tim Stafford

All Instruments

• Winterizing Your Instruments

• Bluegrass Jamming DVD

• The Secret to Improving as a Musician

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