http://bluegrassintelligencer.com Acoustic music news and gossip Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:48:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GQ calls Great British banjo star #6 worst dressed man of 2012[caption id="attachment_1438" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Winston the man and his attire have gone unchanged in the face of tremendous success and even the occasional critic's gibes."][/caption]LONDON — As the premier international banjo rockstar, Winston Marshall (a k a Country Winston ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1436 [caption id="attachment_1406" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Grisman’s glorious grey beard, transcendent aura, and mandolin wizardry have earned him a place in the California music pantheon. He often appears to be shrouded in smoke."][/caption]SAN FRANCISCO — As the next generation of acoustic super-pickers matures and enters the professional sphere, several iconic figures ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1400 [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="The very same musical excursion that lasted a brief instant for Steve Roy (mandolin) and David Surette (guitar) actually elapsed over the course of nearly five minutes for those observing from terrestrial vantage points. "][/caption] PORTSMOUTH, NH — During a set of Grateful Dead covers last ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1365 Prolific guitarist, educator to bridge gap between acoustic music, US federal bureaucracy [caption id="attachment_1386" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Sociological research indicates that unemployed and underemployed men who play guitar are significantly more satisfied with a life of poverty than their guitar-less counterparts. "][/caption] WASHINGTON, DC — In the face of a never-ending employment crisis, ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1383 Space to move around, access to enrichments earn livestock superior marks [caption id="attachment_1335" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="In addition to a healthy diet, these animals enjoy ample personal space, clean, uncramped sleeping quarters, and numerous other basic provisions typically unavailable to human musicians on tour."][/caption] BOSTON, MA —Whole Foods has recently adopted an ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1334 Moustache solo in C major dazzles Telluride [caption id="attachment_1311" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Despite countless technical achievements, the problem of how to make progressive banjo playing less earnest and more ironic had thwarted banjoists for years. "][/caption] TELLURIDE, CO — As progressive banjo players continued their race towards the most innovative style, one ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1305 Music experts agree that Mountain Heart is the only bluegrass band with the skills, intensity, and patriotic fervor to make music significantly more effective than what the US government already uses on prisoners of war. MARIETTA, GA — The United States’ practice of torturing detainees and prisoners of war with prolonged ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1286 [caption id="attachment_1273" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Like band leader Rushad Eggleston, Rodman's exhibitionist flair, fearless antics, and high profile love affairs have piqued public interest for years. "][/caption] OAKLAND, CA — Rushad Eggleston, the exceptionally flamboyant cellist and front man of the one-of-a-kind cello rock band Tornado Rider, intends to expand his group ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1269 “This is the real McCoy,” says expert appraiser [caption id="attachment_1254" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Impressively, McPeake’s smell and taste test was able to pinpoint the banjo’s origin to a specific 1933 lot and serial number. "][/caption] MT. JULIET, TN— Vintage banjo expert Curtis McPeake has awed the banjo world and fortified his own ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1253 Binges of hard fiddling sicken record numbers [caption id="attachment_1243" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="After an initial euphoria, fiddle abuse can cause vomiting, confusion, seizures, prolonged stupor, discolored skin, unconsciousness and anterograde amnesia."][/caption] MT. AIRY, NC— Public health officials, who only recently classified fiddle music as a bona fide intoxicant, now warn of a ... http://bluegrassintelligencer.com/?p=1239