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Impromptu Sessions No. 1

Brittany Haas is one of the most in-demand fiddle players working today. This is due, in large part, to her incredible ability to match the form of any project. She bows with an old-time fury and righteousness on Michael Daves’ double album, Orchids and Violence, but is equally at home carrying lilting, pastoral melodies alongside…

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A Conversation with Red Allen

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine June 1979, Volume 13, Number 12 Rared back in the black leather chair, smiling expansively under his framed Kentucky Colonel award, Red Allen is a generous host and an entertaining companion. Seemingly unchanged by the passage of time and the rigors of open-heart surgery, his grin is as infectious as…

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Ground Speed

Here is a jam track for the tune “Ground Speed”. The track is in the key of G and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.

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Isolationist’s Guide to Playing Mandolin Backup-Excerpt

The September 2022 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine featured an article about mandolin player Andrew Collins and his “Isolationist’s Guide” instructional series. For this week’s lesson, Andrew has generously offered an excerpt from one of those lessons. This one is on mandolin backup.

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101: Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Kenny and Amanda Smith

Kenny and Amanda Smith Podcast

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Jeanette Williams—She’s Got Her Walkin’ Shoes On

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine September, 2004. Volume 39, Number 3 Since she burst into national prominence with her debut solo album on Doobie Shea Records, “Cherry Blossoms In The Springtime,” in 1999, Jeanette Williams has proven she has the stuff to persevere for the long haul as a bandleader and artist. Despite personnel changes,…

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