Mandolin Cafe

Watch and Learn, Inc. has published a book/CD pack of 26 bluegrass, old-time, Celtic and classic American songs for mandolin players written by Bradley Laird.

A new collection of live songs from the live music download site FestivaLink.net will benefit the Bluegrass Trust Fund, an emergency financial aid program administered by the International Bluegrass Music Association.

Andy Irvine's first solo recording since 1999. Recorded in Dublin, Norway, Australia, Hungary and Brittany between February 2009 and April 2010.

Rounder Records has announced a new Chris Hillman Herb Pedersen recording "At Edwards Barn," a career retrospective, featuring songs from various aspects of their storied careers

The International Bluegrass Music Museum has announced their Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit on September 10, 2010, as part of the worldwide Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration. This event takes place just three days prior to what would have been Big Mon's 99th birthday.

Jody Stecher's mandolin playing and singing as a member of The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band will be on display in September with the release of the recording Legacy. We catch up with Jody for this extended interview about the new recording and his musical career.

The Klamath River MandoJam will hold a special Fall session featuring mandolin virtuoso Radim Zenkl, November 11-14, 2010.

Jacob Reuven has announced the release of "Hebrew Mandolin," a project that incorporates rearrangements of Israeli songs for the mandolin and orchestra with the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, Omer M. Wellber Conducting.

The Classical Mandolin Society of America and the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra invite you to attend the 24th Annual CMSA Convention, October 13-17, 2010 at the Marriott Seattle Airport hotel.

The Mandolin Cafe's Forum members have the questions, and mandolin legend Ronnie McCoury has the answers for another of our extended feature interviews.

Award-winning artists Jerry Douglas and Cheryl and Sharon White of The Whites will co-host the 21th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.

AcuTab's latest DVD project, Bluegrass Jamming Essentials, offers instruction, information and valuable tips for the largest sector of acoustic and bluegrass musicians - jammers!

We visit with Wayne Helfrich, a music fan who chronicled the early 70s Bluegrass scene with some amazing photos and stories for this exclusive Mandolin Cafe interview.

The Classical Mandolin Society of America (CMSA) presents its 2010 Annual Convention, Oct. 13-17, at the Seattle Airport Marriott, 3201 S. 176th St., Seattle. In addition to public concerts, the convention features workshops, vendors, a raffle, a playing contest, a gala banquet and other activities for participants.

Colorado Case Company has announced the addition of their own line of fiberglass flight cases for mandolin, guitar, banjo and a mandolin/fiddle combo case.

On September 10, 2010, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro will observe Bill Monroe's 99th birthday (September 13 the actual date of his birth) with a two-year exhibit that includes his original mandolin headplate. We interview Laura Weber Cash, the owner of this historic icon.

The mandolin has been heard from the earliest incarnations of blues to the contemporary roots music revival. Now learn the essentials of the style by playing 13 classic tunes with Steve James' Roots and Blues Mandolin.

The Loar has announced the release of their first x-braced A-model mandolin, hand-carved by their team of expert luthiers at The Loar Hand Carved Workshop, the birthplace of the best-selling LM-400, 600 and 700 mandolins.

One of the leading voices on mandolin in Scottish traditional music, Kevin Macleod along with Ali Beag MacLeod have released Braes Of Badentarbat, performed on melodeon, resonator guitar, strings and some nineteenth-century Gaelic poetry set to music.

A press conference to announce the Nominees for the 2010 International Bluegrass Music Awards and this year's inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame will be held Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Country Music Hall of Fame, 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville.