Discovering Tony Rice –
An Oral Biography of the Bluegrass Guitarist

A deep dive into the legendary bluegrass artist via interviews with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Mark Schatz, Peter Rowan, Ron Rice, Harry Sparks, Frank Poindexter and many others. With 35 color and B&W images, many never seen before.

“This is a tender, fearless, honest, and meticulously researched account. You have a storyteller’s direct and engaging style of writing. This is a GREAT book. I am really loving it, absorbed by it, and moved by it. A truly great collection of stories and a feat of detective work. WELL DONE!” – Ama Bolton, poet

“A deeply researched and detailed book about a highly talented and complicated artist.”

– Steve Martin, comedian, actor, writer, and banjo guy

Our Books – signed by the author

Discovering Tony Rice will be published in January 2024. We are taking pre-orders now.

Stories of the bluegrass guitarist by his musician friends

An anthology of men’s works by Updike, Roth, Chabin and others.

33 stories about the author’s music adventures – in hard cover

The award-winning book of stories from the author’s life in music.

Discovering Tony Rice and Acoustic Stores, both in Hardback, for five dollars more than Discovering Tony Rice in hardback.

Discovering Tony Rice in paperback + Acoustic Stories in hardback for five dollars more than the price of the paperback alone.

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