Mandolin Cafe

California Coast Music Camp (CCMC), celebrating their 19th year in bringing the finest in quality music instruction to adults has announced the dates of their two week-long summer programs: July 11-17 and July 18-24, 2010.

The Directors of the American Mandolin and Guitar Suitcase Series (AMGuSS) are preparing for their upcoming weekend of music for mandolinists, guitarists, mandola and mandocello players to be held February 26-28, 2010 at Roger Williams University.

The imaginative, up-and-coming chamber orchestra, Metropolis Ensemble, will celebrate its first studio album, Avner Dorman: Concertos for Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano and Concerto Grosso, with a free concert, reception, and CD signing on February 1 at 7:30 p.m., 15 East 4th Street at Broadway.

Gibson Guitar Corp. of Nashville makes formal statement about being named as a party to approximately 30 lawsuits that claim they conspired to artificially increase and fix the prices of musical instruments.

Mandolin Camp North 2010 convenes April 16-18 in Groton, Massachusetts featuring an all-star line-up of mandolin instructors including Don Stiernberg, Sharon Gilchrist, David Harvey, David Surette, Rich DelGrosso, Skip Gorman and many more.

Brazilian master mandolinist and composer Paulo Sa's new recording Brazilian Things has been released and is available on CD Baby.

Classical mandolinist Alison Stephens drops by for an extended interview with the Mandolin Cafe. Find out why she's in demand for everything from movie soundtracks to concerts and theater work in England.

Sources, music for two mandolins is the new recording from Israeli-based Jacob Reuven and Alon Sariel.

Mike Marshall has announced he will be accepting a limited number of students starting February, 2010 at his studio on Oakland, California. He will also be making Skype lessons available for those who wish to study with him over via the internet.

Collings Guitars and Mandolins has announced the creation of their new MT2 Mandola which will be on display at this week's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, January 14 - 17, 2010.

The Mandolin Cafe's message board members engage bluegrass and old-time master Mike Compton for an extended interview.

MandoMorphosis 2010 is a new mandolinistic recording made up of a number of prominent mandolin players making their home in the Seattle, Washington region.

Pete Wernick ("Dr. Banjo") has announced the schedule for his renowned Bluegrass Jam Camps to several communities across the country in 2010.

The Kentucky Mandolin company has announced production of the new Master Model KM-900 mandolin, the design inspired by the original Gibson A5 mandolin signed and dated by Lloyd Loar on September 20, 1923.

The Mandolin Cafe's message board members engage Austin, Texas based jazz mandolinist Paul Glasse for an extended interview.

Santa's Missing Mandolin and Other Christmas Stories, a collection of seven short stories by Mark J. McCracken has been published by McLyda Family Publishing of Spokane Valley, Washington.

The Eighth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 5-7, 2010, at the Concord Community Music School in Concord, New Hampshire and will feature Mike Compton, Will Patton, Glen Loper, and David Surette, with special guest Susie Burke.

The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) has announced a number of incentives for individuals and professional groups interested in purchasing a museum membership, a critical part of IBMM's ability to do business.

Wire Work is a new instrumental recording from UK based multi-instrumentalist Joel McDermott.

The Loar has announced the creation of the LM-400, a tribute to classic mandolin design techniques and new hand-carved model from the luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop.