“I first heard [the mandolin] in the hands of Bobby Osborne ... of great players and singers in bluegrass that need good new songs to perform to keep the genre fresh and moving forward ...

The culture and community of the Grateful Dead has been “a launching pad for us,” says the band’s mandolin and fiddle player Joe Craven. “We re-imagine the Dead material (and songs ...

Here’s how it works. The mandolin is the ultimate little acoustic with the big character, a favourite with everyone from classical maestros to bluegrass pickers and folksy noodlers. The best mandolins ...

Today, the Prine Family and Oh Boy Records have shared additional information behind next month’s You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John ... for free via Mandolin, including Prine ...

The mandolin lay in the plush green lining of a ... Lonesome River’” – two of the Stanley Brothers’ classic songs. Cradling in the instrument in his large hands, he played the introduction ...