Two new Sam Bush videos

Sam Bush at the Otis Mountain Music Festival in Elizabethtown, NY August 2007 - photo by Ted LehmannSam Bush has two new videos on YouTube, sharing what has been consuming much of his time this year so far.

First up is a sneak peek at the recording of his upcoming Sugar Hill CD, which he has told us will be much more of an acoustic project than his last few albums. He won’t be playing any electrified instruments himself, and predicts that his many fans in the bluegrass world will find much to like in this one, Circles Around Me, due on October 20.

YouTube Preview ImageNext we follow Sam to Gibson where he is signing and checking out newly-finished examples of the new Sam Bush model mandolin, the “inspired by” ‘34 Fern.

YouTube Preview ImageYou can see all of Sam’s videos at his YouTube channel.

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