November 2025 Issue

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The Tradition

Jan Johansson

By Sandy Hatley

Follow Your Dreams Photos Courtesy of Jan Johansson Jan (pronounced “Yahn”) Johansson is a man who…

The Artists

From ‘Wild And Crazy Guy’ to ‘Safe, Sensible And Sane’

By Craig Havighurst

Steve Martin and Alison Brown Crown Their Banjo Partnership With A Charming Album Steve Martin’s…

A Veteran Sideman Goes Out On His Own

By Dan Miller

Over the past twenty-five years, Chris Davis has performed with some of the top-name bands…

2025 Talent Directory

By Bluegrass Unlimited

The Bluegrass Unlimited Annual Talent Directory lists all artists and bands that requested inclusion in…

The Sound

The Evolution of Jamgrass

By Tim Newby

On June 22, 1989, at the Roma in Telluride, Colorado, during the annual Telluride Bluegrass…

The Gerald Anderson Luthierie

By LEE KOTICK

The name Wayne C. Henderson is synonymous with the finest guitar construction in the world.…

A Guitar Lesson with Adam Granger

By Chuck Dunlop

In early August, I accompanied my wife to Minneapolis, where she was planning to attend…

The Venue

Backbone Bluegrass

By Kaitlyn Briggs

Iowa’s Oldest and Largest Bluegrass Festival In Northeast Iowa, around 4 miles south of a…

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival

By Darcy Cahill

IBMA’s 2025 Event of the Year Winners Written By Dale and Darcy Cahill Being lifelong…