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Community Contributions
- NEW! The Bluegrass Hawai`i Jam List
compiled by Paul Sato and Bob Schornstheimer
That's right, folks--this is the wonderful list, in PDF format, of must-know jam tunes, all of which are big favorites at our jam sessions! This list also provides some excellent resources for lyric and music, both online and in books. And last but not least, Bob has asked us to let you know that you're supposed to print the two pages back-to-back on one sheet, so they don't get separated and cause confusion. - Bluegrass Jamming:
A Unique Musical/Social Experience
by Paul Sato - From Hawai`i to RockyGrass:
My Adventures at a Big Bluegrass Festival
by Graham Silbermann - Bill Monroe Visits Hawai`i
PDFs and photo provided by Sam Hayakawa - Osamu-san Visits Japan
by Sam Hayakawa - Musical Proficiency:
Turn Off The TV and Pick Up Your Instrument!
by Paul Sato - Musical Proficiency:
You Can Get There From Here
by Paul Sato
Bluegrass Hawai`i In The News
- A fine story about Pickin' In The Park on the island of Kaua`i
- A great article about the Saloon Pilots in Honolulu Weekly
- A Honolulu Advertiser article about Bluegrass Hawai`i
- A Star-Bulletin photo-essay of one of our jams
- A Honolulu Star-Bulletin article about Twang Jam
Other Sources For Bluegrass News
The Bluegrass Blog All the very latest bluegrass news, updated daily by community insiders. Check out the RSS feed on our News page for all the headlines!
Bluegrass Music Profiles A terrific bi-monthly print magazine that features long, in-depth Q&A interviews with some of the brightest stars in bluegrass and newgrass music.
Bluegrass Now Magazine This excellent print publication is tuned into today's hottest bluegrass news! With fascinating features, columns, reviews, and much more. Now edited by the founder of Bluegrass Hawai`i, Caroline Wright!
Bluegrass Rules A really outstanding and busy bluegrass community, and a very impressive site!
Bluegrass Unlimited The grande dame of bluegrass print publications! BU has been around for decades, and each issue is chock full of great information and history.
Cybergrass "The Internet's Bluegrass Magazine since 1992." Festival calendar, news feeds, reviews, free classified ads, and much more!
Dirty Linen Bimonthly print magazine devoted to roots, traditional, folk, and world music!
Gritz A cool print publication featuring Americana. bluegrass, country, Southern rock, acoustic music and more!
iBluegrass An excellent Web-based bluegrass 'zine produced by Skip & Brenda Ogden.
Moonshiner Terrific Japanese bluegrass publication, elegantly printed and mailed, created and published by Saburo Inouye Watanabe, a founding member of the legendary Bluegrass 45. Aloha, Sab-san!
No Depression Bills itself as a "bimonthly magazine covering alternative-country music (whatever that is)." Every issue also includes a great variety of trad music, including bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, and Americana.