Honoring a Hoopii
http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/10/chinese-american-hero-isaac-jesse-waipulani-hoopii/
Stupid Music Wishful Thinking
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1096
"The French tell me I pollute music"
http://mybangalore.com/article/0909/the-french-tell-me-i-pollute-music-trilok-gurtu.html
Preview: Solvang Jazz Fest
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=42434
10 moments from the 2009 Chicago Jazz Fest
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/09/chicago_jazz_festival.html
A new ookelele album from NZ
http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-supergroup-release-third-album-/tabid/418/articleID/120737/cat/298/Default.aspx
Island Mele
http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090911_island_mele.html
Barbara Mandrell inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame
http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1621268/barbara-mandrell-inducted-into-steel-guitar-hall-of-fame.jhtml
Rusted Root sighted
http://events.nydailynews.com/new-york-ny/events/show/88165465-rusted-root
And Alan White from Yes remembers John and George
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/yes-alan-white-remembers-john-lennon-george-harrison-219747