Author: John Lawless

David Hollender, professor at Berklee College of Music, is set to publish Beyond Bluegrass Banjo, a new book of exercises and improvisational explorations for banjo students at Berklee - or any other banjo player who wants to branch out from

Bluegrass Gospel great Enoch Sullivan, patriarch of the Sullivan Family of Alabama, passed away on February 23. He was 79 years old. Together with his wife, Margie Sullivan, Enoch performed all over the United States, had a number of very popular

Good news is coming in about JD Crowe, following the serious fall he took last Friday evening (2/18) on the way to a show. As we posted over the weekend, Crowe broke his left upper arm and a bone in his

More great radio for Friday (2/25). Ralph Stanley will be calling in to WNCW during the 2:00 p.m. hour (EST) to talk with Dennis Jones about the good doctor's upcoming Gospel CD, A Mother's Prayer. The album is expected this Spring

Sierra Hull will be a guest on Lonesome Pine RFD with Carol Beaugard on WFDU Friday morning (2/25) at 11:00 a.m. (EST). Carol tells us that she and Sierra will talk about Hull's upcoming CD, Daybreak, and play some of the

I spoke today with mandolin legend Herschel Sizemore, who shared that he has been elected to the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame. He will be traveling to Bessemer, AL on March 18 for his official induction at the Bessemer Civic Center.

WFMZ News in Allentown, PA is reporting that CF Martin has run into a frustrating roadblock as it attempts to start marketing their guitars in China. It turns out that a Chinese company has already registered the right to build and

This afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (EST), Rhona Vincent will debut an hour-long radio show on WSM 650 AM in Nashville. This will be the first of what she hopes will be many such programs,and her very special guest this afternoon will

Sierra Hull has a number of major milestones coming up this year. On March 8, Daybreak, her sophomore CD from Rounder Records is set to hit, and she is currently at work in Tennessee on her first music video in

We posted in January about a new group of musicians and industry professionals in the bluegrass world who have come together to create and nurture opportunities for new and emerging artists in our community. They are just getting started, but