Academy of Bluegrass Sponsors IBMA Awards

The ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass are proud to sponsor the 22nd Annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Nashville, Tennessee’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
  
Nominees announced for this years awards include The Boxcars, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, The Gibson Brothers, Alison Krauss ad Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas and Lonesome River Band.  'Rare Bird Alert', the new album from Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, produced by Academy of Bluegrass teacher Tony Trischka, is nominated for Album of the Year.

Sam Bush Teaser Interview!

The ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass has found a creative and effective way to get prospective new students to take a look.

"...That's Good! Can You Sell It?..." - Sam Bush

Here's the first of 3 parts of an interview the school's guitar instructor Brian Sutton did with mandolin whiz Sam Bush.  

ArtistWorks is an on-line bluegrass learning institution just launched earlier this year covering instruction on all of the basic bluegrass instruments.

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Steve Martin Teaches Banjo - NO JOKE!

STEVE MARTIN TEACHES BANJO LESSONS ONLINE

It’s not everyday that you have the opportunity to get banjo lessons from Renaissance man and award winning banjo player Steve Martin but one website has changed all that. The Tony Trischka School of Banjo has a series of online lessons from guest Steve Martin where he demonstrates and breaks down how to play ‘Hide Behind A Rock’, a track from his new album ‘Rare Bird Alert’.

Students can even watch the videos in slow motion along with hundreds of other beginner, intermediate and advanced banjo lessons available on the site.

Bringing bluegrass music to new audiences, Steve Martin is a passionate ambassador for the genre and the Tony Trischka School of Banjo has become the number one destination for people wanting to learn the instrument online. The School of Banjo is part of the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass, which also includes schools for mandolin, fiddle, guitar and bass. 

Missy Raines and AritstWorks Academy of Bluegrass Launch School of Bass!

NEW ONLINE BASS SCHOOL With MISSY RAINES

A quiet revolution within the bass world is expected to start this month with the launch of the new online School of Bass headed up by Missy Raines. Bass players will now be able to learn the instrument online from one of the most popular figures in the Bluegrass world as part of the new ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass. The high-profile Academy faculty also includes Tony Trischka (banjo), Mike Marshall (mandolin), Bryan Sutton (guitar) and Darol Anger (fiddle) who will give personalized instruction online using innovative Video Exchanges™.

The School of Bass with Missy Raines and the ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass will launch in June 2011,Watch Exclusive Sneak Peak Video!