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May 23-26 - DelFest Academy, Cumberland, MD
May 24-26 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Harry Gambrill, Wind Bap, PA
May 24-27 - Huntingdon Arts Council Folk College, Huntingdon, PA
May 25-26 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilles Rezard, Aze, France
May 28 - Mandolin 2 Classes with Paul Colon, Louisville, KY
May 29 - Bluegrass and Folk Ensemble with Lance Minnis, Louisville, KY
May 30 - Mandolin 1 Classes with Tom Cunningham, Louisville, KY
May 30 - Beginning Improvisation with Tom Cunningham, Louisville, KY
May 30 - June 1 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Jeff Burke, Bean Blossom, IN
May 30 - June 2 - Bluegrass Camp Germany, Fischbachau, Germany
June 2-7 - Montana Fiddle and Mandolin Camp Week 1, Monarch, MT
June 2-8 - Colorado Roots Music Camp Week 1, Divide, CO
June 6-8 - Wernick Method Jam Class with Gilbert Nelson, Cherokee, NC
June 6-9 - Midwest Banjo Camp with Mandolin Track, Olivet, MI
June 6-9 - River of the West Mandolin Camp, Portland, OR
June 6-9 - Kentucky Bluegrass Music Camp, Lexington, KY
June 8-9 - Wernick Method Jam Camp with Scott Wilkins, Lanesborough, MA
June 9-12 - CBA Summer Music Camp, Grass Valley, CA
June 9-14 - Montana Fiddle and Mandolin Camp Week 2, Monarch, MT
June 9-15 - Steve Kaufman Old Time and Traditional Week, Maryville/Alcoa, TN

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06/20/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History - Part 2
05/14/2019 - Mike Compton Talks First Generation Bluegrass Mandolin Styles
04/30/2019 - C.J. Lewandowski Talks Early Gibson Fern History
03/26/2019 - New Sounds by the Young Man from Yonder Mountain
03/14/2019 - Andy Statman Rides the Monroe Bus
03/12/2019 - Tristan Scroggins Interview on the Release of Fancy Boy
01/08/2019 - Changing Channels with Ashley Broder
12/11/2018 - Bill Malone is Still Digging in the Roots of Country Music
10/16/2018 - Andrew Marlin Comes Out From Under the Cloak
09/25/2018 - A Foundational Thing: Bluegrass and Beyond with Andrew Collins
08/28/2018 - Northfield Introduces Three New Michigan-Made Instruments
08/14/2018 - Martin Howley's Mandolin Journey with We Banjo 3
07/31/2018 - State of Grace - Finding Your Place with Adam Tanner
07/17/2018 - Playback - D'Addario's String Recycling In a Nutshell
07/10/2018 - The Song-A-Week Social Group - An Interview with Barbara Shultz
06/09/2018 - After 35 Years in Business Retrofret Moving to New Location
03/26/2018 - An Interview with Tunefox's Bennett Sullivan
03/12/2018 - A Conversation with Stan and Lillian Werbin
11/20/2017 - Emory Lester Interview
08/02/2017 - The 1988 Jethro Burns Interview

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