Bill Graham
Living the Mandolin Life, Always, On Road, Stage or Sea
Traveling to the next paying gig or music contest is Brian Roe's life's work. In summer, the Roe Family Band caravans in their trailer, with a separate van leading the way. Their winter lodging is a sailboat bound for ports in Central and South America.
October 4, 2009 - 8:15 pm
Traveling to the next paying gig or music contest is Brian Roe's life's work. In summer, the Roe Family Band caravans in their trailer, with a separate van leading the way. Their winter lodging is a sailboat bound for ports in Central and South America.
October 4, 2009 - 8:15 pm
At Last, a Loar To Play
Never played a Loar? Neither had Bill Graham until recently, and he shares the experience with the Mandolin Cafe's readers.
September 17, 2009 - 8:30 am
Never played a Loar? Neither had Bill Graham until recently, and he shares the experience with the Mandolin Cafe's readers.
September 17, 2009 - 8:30 am
Curative Talk For a True Life
Bill Monroe's life was complicated, and disagreements have surfaced over the years between authors covering his life, and will likely to continue in the future. Bill Graham shares his observations and his life as long-time Monroe fan.
September 10, 2009 - 5:45 am
Bill Monroe's life was complicated, and disagreements have surfaced over the years between authors covering his life, and will likely to continue in the future. Bill Graham shares his observations and his life as long-time Monroe fan.
September 10, 2009 - 5:45 am
Steffey Steps Forward
Bill Graham interviews mandolin legend Adam Steffey about his new solo "CD One More For the Road" and his role as one of the greatest all-time mandolin sidemen.
August 23, 2009 - 8:30 pm
Bill Graham interviews mandolin legend Adam Steffey about his new solo "CD One More For the Road" and his role as one of the greatest all-time mandolin sidemen.
August 23, 2009 - 8:30 pm
Monroe's Gouged Mandolin Headplate To Be Sold
A small piece of blackish pear wood with a big gouge, eight neatly drilled tuner holes and a missing curl is in many ways a symbol for bluegrass music, one that goes up for auction on Dec. 3 at Christie's in New York.
August 11, 2009 - 7:30 am
A small piece of blackish pear wood with a big gouge, eight neatly drilled tuner holes and a missing curl is in many ways a symbol for bluegrass music, one that goes up for auction on Dec. 3 at Christie's in New York.
August 11, 2009 - 7:30 am
Hanging Out In Shadows of Lloyd and Jesse
Lloyd Loar and Jesse James share the music when Bill Graham is visited by a trio of musicians from the Czech Republic including builder Miroslav Vana.
July 29, 2009 - 4:45 pm
Lloyd Loar and Jesse James share the music when Bill Graham is visited by a trio of musicians from the Czech Republic including builder Miroslav Vana.
July 29, 2009 - 4:45 pm
Celebrating Jesse McReynolds
Bill Graham pays tribute to mandolin and bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds who just celebrated his 80th birthday.
July 21, 2009 - 12:05 pm
Bill Graham pays tribute to mandolin and bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds who just celebrated his 80th birthday.
July 21, 2009 - 12:05 pm
Visiting Lloyd's Old Haunt
Bill Graham tours the old Gibson Factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan looking for signs of Lloyd Loar.
July 1, 2009 - 9:30 am
Bill Graham tours the old Gibson Factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan looking for signs of Lloyd Loar.
July 1, 2009 - 9:30 am
The Wish Book Comes to Life
Bill Graham visits Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan, a favorite destination for lovers of acoustic instruments.
June 24, 2009 - 6:30 am
Bill Graham visits Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan, a favorite destination for lovers of acoustic instruments.
June 24, 2009 - 6:30 am
Remembering Mitchell Land
Bill Graham revisits the memory of mandolin great Mitchell Land and his work with the Stone Mountain Boys, traditional bluegrass from the 60s and 70s.
June 4, 2009 - 6:30 am
Bill Graham revisits the memory of mandolin great Mitchell Land and his work with the Stone Mountain Boys, traditional bluegrass from the 60s and 70s.
June 4, 2009 - 6:30 am
Camp Mando
Bill Graham - Campfires and mandolins are a wonderful combo, as long as the instrument is a reasonable distance from the flames and friends are present to hear it played.
May 20, 2009 - 10:15 am
Bill Graham - Campfires and mandolins are a wonderful combo, as long as the instrument is a reasonable distance from the flames and friends are present to hear it played.
May 20, 2009 - 10:15 am
Caterina Talks Classical
Bill Graham talks Classical mandolin with European virtuoso Caterina Lichtenberg.
May 8, 2009 - 6:00 am
Bill Graham talks Classical mandolin with European virtuoso Caterina Lichtenberg.
May 8, 2009 - 6:00 am
Speak softly and play a fast mandolin
Josh Hungate, 2008 Winfield Mandolin Champion shares something in common with all of us, but he's also dueled his way to something that separates him from most of us.
April 12, 2009 - 1:30 pm
Josh Hungate, 2008 Winfield Mandolin Champion shares something in common with all of us, but he's also dueled his way to something that separates him from most of us.
April 12, 2009 - 1:30 pm
Filling in the Shell
Bill Graham chronicles his own unemployment, his job going to the way that so many other newspaper employees find themselves in today.
March 27, 2009 - 2:30 pm
Bill Graham chronicles his own unemployment, his job going to the way that so many other newspaper employees find themselves in today.
March 27, 2009 - 2:30 pm
A Monroe Protege Spreads the Style
Mike Compton does well what so many of us wish we could do better - he plays in Bill Monroe's bluesy style very well.
March 19, 2009 - 9:30 pm
Mike Compton does well what so many of us wish we could do better - he plays in Bill Monroe's bluesy style very well.
March 19, 2009 - 9:30 pm
The Launch and the Landing
The story of two mandolins: one is just beginning its musical career on a journey to who knows where? The other recently returned back to the city where its wooden pieces were shaped and glued together over 100 years ago.
February 24, 2009 - 10:00 pm
The story of two mandolins: one is just beginning its musical career on a journey to who knows where? The other recently returned back to the city where its wooden pieces were shaped and glued together over 100 years ago.
February 24, 2009 - 10:00 pm
Grass for Grammy
The SteelDrivers, nominated for the Grammy Awards are about to crash the televised portion up against the powers of Country Music.
February 5, 2009 - 9:30 pm
The SteelDrivers, nominated for the Grammy Awards are about to crash the televised portion up against the powers of Country Music.
February 5, 2009 - 9:30 pm
Shaking Hands with Lloyd
Bill Graham shares his visit to the most recently discovered Lloyd Loar mandolin on the planet.
January 25, 2009 - 9:00 pm
Bill Graham shares his visit to the most recently discovered Lloyd Loar mandolin on the planet.
January 25, 2009 - 9:00 pm
Respect The Noodle
A musical form oft played and most enjoyed by musicians--perhaps the world's most primal and common music--attracts no awards and little public attention.
January 11, 2009 - 4:45 pm
A musical form oft played and most enjoyed by musicians--perhaps the world's most primal and common music--attracts no awards and little public attention.
January 11, 2009 - 4:45 pm
Beyond My Time
Luthiers are more than just instrument makers, they are also keepers of an alternate time zone. Bill Graham examines a craft few of us truly understand.
December 19, 2008 - 6:30 am
Luthiers are more than just instrument makers, they are also keepers of an alternate time zone. Bill Graham examines a craft few of us truly understand.
December 19, 2008 - 6:30 am
My Long and Winding Road to Bill Monroe
Blessed are those born on raised on the mountain. Some of us had to walk a long way across the flatlands to get there. But we do, because the mountain just keeps calling. And unlike most of society, we are not afraid to climb it. That's how I feel about Bill Monroe.
November 30, 2008 - 8:30 am
Blessed are those born on raised on the mountain. Some of us had to walk a long way across the flatlands to get there. But we do, because the mountain just keeps calling. And unlike most of society, we are not afraid to climb it. That's how I feel about Bill Monroe.
November 30, 2008 - 8:30 am
Beyond the Holler, Around the Globe
Bill Graham revisits a previous article and addresses the mandolin as a world instrument after hearing from a German reader.
November 2, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Bill Graham revisits a previous article and addresses the mandolin as a world instrument after hearing from a German reader.
November 2, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Parlor Picking's New Golden Age
Parlor picking sounds as old fashioned as a taterbug mandolin. But a powerful fresh musical movement is afoot that might as well borrow those words as a label. Almost everyone in acoustic music agrees that we are in a second golden age of American string instrument building.
October 21, 2008 - 8:45 pm
Parlor picking sounds as old fashioned as a taterbug mandolin. But a powerful fresh musical movement is afoot that might as well borrow those words as a label. Almost everyone in acoustic music agrees that we are in a second golden age of American string instrument building.
October 21, 2008 - 8:45 pm
Major Lonesomes for Morgan Music
Bill Graham updates readers on the problems experienced by Morgan Music, a Lebanon, Missouri music store that has faced unprecedented challenges in the operation of their business.
September 30, 2008 - 1:30 pm
Bill Graham updates readers on the problems experienced by Morgan Music, a Lebanon, Missouri music store that has faced unprecedented challenges in the operation of their business.
September 30, 2008 - 1:30 pm
In Electricity We Trust
Bill Graham's thoughts about the dependence on electricity by acoustic musicians.
September 28, 2008 - 4:45 pm
Bill Graham's thoughts about the dependence on electricity by acoustic musicians.
September 28, 2008 - 4:45 pm
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