by Dan Grigor I was a kid, playing guitar in church at reform school in upstate New York when I first heard the Jefferson Airplane and Jorma Kaukonen’s guitar. There, any time you got your hands on new music it was something special. Someone gave… more »

by Frank Butler So here at BareFootMusicNews.com, we are gearing up for the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. It is in January on the west coast and in the summer in Nashville. So what is NAMM?  Well it is not a Vietnam War memorabilia convention.… more »

NAMM Members have joined together to sponsor an online talent contest. The prize is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for aspiring musicians to “Take It To 11” on the big stage at the 2011 NAMM Show to be held January 13-16 in Anaheim, CA. Individuals,… more »

On October 13 the NAMM Foundation donated $10,000 to Nashville’s W.O. Smith Music School which provides quality music instruction to children from low-income families. Also appearing at the press conference were former Arkansas Governor, bassist… more »

On October 12, the NAMM Foundation announced they will be inviting music educators and school administrators from across the United States to come to Anaheim, CA to experience NAMM’s fourth annual “Music Education Days,” being held on Saturday and… more »