Mandolin Master/Dobro Masters

Mandolin Master: Butch Baldassari Benefit Concert Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, 7 PM CDT, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, Ingram Hall. Tickets: Gruhn Guitars, Nashville. Info: www.mandolincafe.com or Butch's website: www.soundartrecordings.com. See these sites for the great lineup of artists who are pitching in to raise money for Butch's enormous medical needs.

Dobro Masters: ResoSummit Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 8-11, 2007, Nashville, TN. Performances/workshops by Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge, Randy Kohrs, Michael Witcher, Andy Hall, and more. Info: www.robickes.com and click "workshops" or e-mail resosummit@gmail.com

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