Author: John Lawless

Milo Farineau, one of our favorite photojournalists, sent along another fabulous set of images from last night's (2/16) Yonder Mountain String Band concert in Charlottesville, VA. As we have mentioned in the past, Milo is working on a photo book project

Darren Beachley and Barry Scott stirred up a buzz when they announced in December 2010 that they would be joining forces as the Beachley & Scott Band. The two Quicksilver alums have put together a fine band with Shayne Bartley on

The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2011 Dove Awards. The winners will be announced during their gala awards show on Easter Sunday (4/24) in Atlanta, GA. There are two specific bluegrass categories: Bluegrass Recorded Song of the

We heard yesterday from Chris Luquette, guitarist with Northern Departure, a young bluegrass band based in Seattle. They were chosen this past weekend as finalists in a music competition called Sound Off!, or as it is also known, the Battle of

Fellow bluegrass blogger Ted Lehmann has published a lengthy and detailed review of Help My Brother, the new CD from The Gibson Brothers, due February 22 from Compass Records. Ted goes song-by-song through the album, and includes more than a dozen

March will be a big month for Rounder Records. They have new projects coming from Charlie Sizemore, Steve Martin, Sierra Hull... and Larry Sparks. Sparks, our current godfather of traditional bluegrass, is at the height of his career, enjoying later in

What a great album title! One Foot In The Honky Tonk is the name of the upcoming CD release from James Reams and the Barnstormers, due shortly on Reams' Mountain Redbird label. Though based now in the bluegrass mecca of Brooklyn

Rhonda Vincent shared a big batch of photos from her recent appearance on A Prairie Home Companion. She and The Rage performed on the show this past Saturday (2/12) from Bemidji, MN. Her entourage snapped photos before, during and after the

Sugar Hill will be releasing audiophile vinyl editions of their three Nickel Creek albums as part of the April 16 Record Store Day events. This includes their self-titled debut album, This Side, and Why Should The Fire Die each reissued

Jonathan Buckner and Chosen Road is a touring Gospel bluegrass band based in Princeton, WV. Their new CD, Old Time Way, has just been released by Poor Mountain Music. They have a busy schedule of Church shows booked for 2011, and