Update for Issue 3: LoarFest West

September 8th, 2006

In our third issue I wrote about Loar Fest West, a one-day celebration of the work of Lloyd Loar that was part of the Super Grass Bluegrass Festival. It was heaven for an instrument geek like me and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding Lloyd Loar and his influence on the development of the modern mandolin. I see here that they’ve announced the 2007 lineup, so you might want to start making plans now.

On a sad note, Charlie Derrington, who was one of the panelists at the roundtable discussion this year, was killed in a motorcycle accident on August 1. You can read more about the tragic circumstances, and the memorial fund set up to help his family, here.-MJS

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