Dawg in December Archives - The Bluegrass Situation

My Friend Dawg: Three Musicians on the Real David GrismanTo complete our Dawg in December Artist of the Month series, we asked several musicians who have worked with and made music with the inimitable David Grisman what it’s like to really know him. A mythological figure in American roots music, the Dawg remains remarkably accessible and embedded in the…

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Handmade & Hot: The Importance of 'The Pizza Tapes,' 30 Years LaterIn early 1993, David “Dawg” Grisman, Jerry Garcia, and Tony Rice gathered around a few microphones in Dawg’s Mill Valley, California recording studio. It was a casual, after-hours jam session during the recording of Tone Poems (Grisman and Rice), but engineer David Dennison kept the tapes rolling, capturing and preserving…

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Acoustic America: Musical Instrument Museum's Exhibit Gathers Iconic InstrumentsIn early November, the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona unveiled a brand new exhibition, Acoustic America, which celebrates iconic instruments of many heroes of folk, blues, bluegrass, and more. The exhibit is presented in partnership with our Dawg in December Artist of the Month, David Grisman and his record label…

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David "Dawg" Grisman Recorded His Own Journey to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame(Editor's Note: This story was first published in November 2023 by our friends at Roots Radio WMOT 89.5. Visit their website to hear the best in listener-powered independent American roots music and to read more by journalist and producer Craig Havighurst.) Sixty years ago, an 18-year-old David Grisman made his…

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