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Workshops [an error occurred while processing this directive]  Of interest: - Get to know us - Mandolin Links Subscribe: - Secure server - PDF form Publication Dates: Winter - January Normally magazines are mailed between the 5th and 10th of the month. Actual delivery may not be until very late in the month depending on your local post office. |
Note from the editor: There was a problem with the music to Big Country in the Spring, 2012 issue. A revised and corrected version of it is presented here. COVER STORY Buddy Merriam - No Turning Back
Not only that, but instead of coasting, Merriam seems to be hitting the gas pedal. He's writing, performing and recording more than ever, and he has become the go-to guy for bluegrass music in the Northeast. Merriam's story is one of personal drive, Bill Monroe and lightning. MORE... REVIEWS (April, 2004)
ARTICLE Builder Lynn Dudenbostel - Portrait in Perfection
And yet his skill and success have come despite the fact that he showed no early interest in woodworking or instrument construction. "I never took a shop class in my life. I never put a chisel to wood until I was well out of college," he says in his soft East Tennessee drawl. A fascination with bluegrass propelled him into the world of great flattop guitars, carved-top mandolins and other fine musical instruments. MORE... FALL 2009 BONUS TRACKS Don Stiernbeg's After You've Gone - Suggested Line Our Back Issues section includes a searchable database of all previous Mandolin Magazine articles. MORE... |
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During 2010, Buddy Merriam is celebrating 30 years in bluegrass. In a business like music, where bands, players and musical styles come and go, his bluegrass band Buddy Merriam and Back Roads has stuck it out.
Anyone who believes the old saying "They don’t make 'em like they used to." probably has never seen the work of Lynn Dudenbostel. A master luthier whose beautifully crafted F5 mandolins based on the classic Gibson Lloyd Loar instrument fetch $30,000. Dude, as he is universally known, has become a true legend in the world of guitar and mandolin construction. |
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