Mando Magazine Likes a Dirty Kitchen or at least their Mandolin Player!

Frank Solivan On The Cover or Mandolin Magazine

Yes indeed! Frank makes the cover of Mandolin Magazine.

There’s a very detailed interview and the tune “Dirty Kitchen” is transcribed into tab and notation for easy learning.

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Congratulations to the Graduating Class of: Leadership Bluegrass-2011 !

The International Bluegrass Music Association is proud to announce the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2011. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its twelfth year with more than 275 alumni, is an intensive, three-day program of interactive learning and networking experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing our music, along with related leadership issues.

lBMA LEADERSHIP BLUEGRASS CLASS OF 2011.
 Row 1, L-R: Heidi Labensart, Paul Byrum, Mary Doub, Frank Solivan;
Row 2: Henri Deschamps, Amy Beth Hale, Juli Thanki, Emilee Warner, Valerie Tucker, Beth Fortune;
Row 3: Angelika Torrie, Jerry Salley, Louis Meyers, Jimmy Metts, Danna Strong, Walt Michael;
Row 4: Nolan Lawrence, Larry Nager, Kyle Cantrell, Richard Spratt,
Tom Duplissey, Bob Webster, Greg Cahill, Tom Nechville.    (photo by Jess Norburg)

Steve Martin - Ambassador for Bluegrass!

What do: Frank Solivan, Mike Munford, the Seldom Scene, Lonesome Highway, Blue Moon Rising, Del McCoury, the Grascals and Hot Rize all have in common besides bluegrass?

Answer: They're all listed as some of comedian Steve Martin's all-time favorites.

Martin recently told The Boot 

"I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like '[the Late Show with David] Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music."

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The CD and  song title "Rare Bird Alert" comes from Martin's new movie 'The Big Year,' which co-stars Jack Black and Owen Wilson, and will be released in the fall. Martin portrays an avid bird watcher who is in the midst of his big year of rare bird sightings. According to Martin it's about bonding and competition and humor, and describes it as "a very interesting off-beat movie."

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IBMA Announces Official "Showcase Artists" for 2011 World of Bluegrass!

World of Bluegrass

2011 Event Dates:

September 26 - October 2

Nashville, TN

It's a week packed with MUSIC!!

Official Conference Showcase Artists

Thirteen acts have been invited to be part of the 2011 "official showcase" lineup at the IBMA Business Conference. They are:

• Bearfoot
• Blue Moon Rising
• Bluegrass Regulators
• The Foghorn Trio
• The Hillbenders
• Jett’s Creek
• Monogram
• Rockin’ Acoustic Circus
• The Roys
• Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
• US Navy Band Country Current
• April Verch Band
• Wildfire