ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS:

Dix Bruce is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo). His 2004 CD with Jim Nunally, Brothers at Heart, was nominated for 'Outstanding Country / Alt. Country Album' by the California Music Awards. He has recorded with Frank Wakefield and the Royal Jazz Orchestra. Dix is a prolific writer, having published over 30 instructional titles through Mel Bay and having served as the editor of Mandolin World News. Learn more about Dix, and purchase his instructional materials, at musixnow.com

Alan Bond, a Monroe-style mandolinist, contributed to the burgeoning bluegrass scene of the 1970s with the Berkeley-based band, Oakum. Over the years, his love for American music has only deepened, adding to his skills the fiddle and ukulele, which he teaches as well as mando. Alan performed with the Alhambra Valley Band and Coyote Ridge, and he can currently be heard pickin’ all around the Bay with the Backyard Party Boys and longtime favorite, Dark Hollow. Check out Alan’s web pages here.