Norman Blake News

His brilliant, Doc Watson-inspired acoustic flatpicking, which incorporated lightning-fast fiddle lines played on an already-vintage Martin D-28 guitar, helped the bluegrass world recognize the guitar as a lead instrument.

Montana's John Lowell , founding member and guitarist with the popular but now disbanded Kane's River, has just released a new album.

Joe Pernice and Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake both call Toronto home these days and, what with their similar musical styles, have joined forces under the name The New Mendicants .

SYDNEY Festival will return to Parramatta on January 19 to 26, with a big line-up of local and international artists.

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