Author: John Lawless

  • Devil’s Rope from Monroeville

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    Monroeville, that feisty young bunch from the Blue Ridge mountains, have released a music video of themselves performing Devil's Rope live, in a quasi-studio setting. Another studio version of the song is included on their recent, self-titled debut album, which

  • Charlie Cushman leaves Flamekeeper

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    Charlie Cushman has left his position playing banjo with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to refocus attention on his banjo set up business, and stay a little closer to home. His last show with the band was this past Thursday. In a

  • McCourys and PJHB on Letterman

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    Here's a video of the performance last Tuesday (7/19) by the Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Jazz Hall Band on The Late Show with David Letterman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZflO132rEg

  • Sleppy Man Banjo Boys back on Huckabee

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    When was the last time a young bluegrass band generated this sort of buzz in the non-music media? It seems that the pickin' Mizzone brothers kicked up some dust with their TV appearance last Sunday on Huckabee, as they have been

  • Carter Brothers to sign with Compass

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    Tim and Danny Carter (The Carter Brothers), have come to an agreement with Compass Records, and will release their upcoming album on the Compass label. Tim shared a few details with us about this new project earlier this year. They had

  • AKUS in Roanoke

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    Last night (7/21), I was fortunate to catch Alison Krauss & Union Station in concert at the Roanoke Civic Center. She is extremely popular here, as she is in many parts of the world, and the audience was primed and

  • Cumberland River video hits

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    The video for Cold And Withered Heart from Cumberland River is now available online. It's the first single from their upcoming Rural Rhythm CD, The Life We Live, due for a July 26 release. We posted a batch of great photos last

  • The Reel World String Band on RBI

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    This week's edition of Best Of Bluegrass on Radio Bluegrass International will feature an in-studio performance by The Reel World String Band, an all-female old time string band from Lexington, KY. The ladies visited with host Bob Mitchell at the RBI

  • Infamous Stringdusters at All Good

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    Speaking of Infamous Stringdusters... Here is a great gallery of photos Milo Farineau took of the band at this past weekend's All Good Festival in West Virginia. Milo will be shooting the Alison Krauss & Union Station show tonight in Roanoke, so

  • Multi camera Stringdusters shoot

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    The multi-talented Chris Pandolfi has come up with another clever video concept to employ with The Infamous Stringdusters, with whom he plays banjo. We posted a video last week where Chris fastened a flip camera to his banjo neck and captured