Round Mountain Sounds

01/28/2026

Interview with acoustic engineer extraordinaire, Dave Sinko! He also was the second owner/builder of Unicorn Mandolins. He talks about the influences of the David Grisman Quintet on his musical life.

My guest this week is sound engineer Dave Sinko, who returns to chat about The David Grisman Quintet. We've talked about that record a lot on the podcast, but this is less about the story behind the album and more about how it influenced Dave and informed the way he approaches recording. In his...

12/13/2025

Banjo moment !…. WooHOO

The banjo is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, due in part to one epic player who's now going viral for her unique take on the country music staple.

12/04/2024

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If the musical instruments were genuine, law enforcement and company officials said the guitars, which arrived via ocean freight, would be worth about $18 million.

09/24/2024

10/08/2023

https://youtu.be/krAYYCJ3JNA?si=-eV7aS_DjzI-NKwB

A documentary about the most famous mandolin in the world... Bill Monroe's Gibson F-5 mandolin invested an entire genre and changed the course of every mando...

08/06/2023

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Unicorn mandolins were originally made in San Antonio, Texas USA Rolfe Gerhardt started to make Unicorn brand mandolins in the 1970s. He made around 150 instruments before selling to his apprentice Dave Sinko in 1980. 1984 Sinko was joined by Sergio Lara [Source: emando ] 1985 Dave Sinko moved the b...

07/09/2023

Happy Birthday! Your first 100 years looks great on you!

06/20/2023

Every morning for as long as I can remember, I woke up with a song in my head. In March 2020, I started keeping a record of the songs and have done so every day since. Today, June 20, 2023 was this one:

All Night Long, Bob Wills

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesAll Night Long · Bob WillsTake Me Back to Tulsa℗ 2015 Jane JazzReleased on: 2015-07-20Auto-generated by YouTube.

06/15/2023

https://youtu.be/5T4rnaFedlA

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02/10/2023

Very good bluegrass festival list for 2023

One of the best parts of the bluegrass music scene are the bluegrass festivals. People from all around the world come to listen to great music, camp, and best of all, jam!