Author: John Lawless

Dennis Jones, host of Goin' Across The Mountain radio show Saturdays on WNCW, tells us that he will feature an Earl Scruggs birthday tribute on tomorrow's program. Earl's big day was actually yesterday (1/6), when he celebrated his 87th birthday. In addition

We had a chance yesterday to catch up with Alan Bibey, one half of the brain trust (with Steve Gulley) behind Grasstowne. Al tells us that the first airing of the band's appearance on Reno's Old Time Music Festival is set

The Infamous Stringdusters have begun a lengthy tour of the west coast and upper midwest, scheduled to run though the month of January and much of February as well. They have dubbed this jaunt the Ski Tour, the second time

The Dixie Bee-Liners have announced some fresh new faces in the band for 2011, with a decided East Tennessee flavor. On banjo will be Zachary Mongan, a student in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music program. Zachary attends on

Boxcars banjo man Ron Stewart is now offering download purchases of tab transcriptions, taken from the many recordings that have featured his picking over the past few years. At present there are 2 PDF volumes, sold as a ZIP file

Rural Rhythm has released a first single for the upcoming album, Lonesome Whistle, from The Roys. The song, Coal Minin' Man, features Lee and Elaine Roy, a brother/sister duet and songwriting team who also produced the new project with help from

Abigail Washburn stopped by the NPR Music office recently to shoot a video for the network's Tiny Desk Concert series, so named for being set behind the desk of Bob Boilen, host of their All Songs Considered program. She and her

After finding himself without a musical outlet when Legends of the Potomac was disbanded, bass legend Tom Gray has announced that he has joined up with Eddie & Martha Adcock. Or perhaps "rejoined" would be the more appropriate term, as he

Cadillac Sky has announced the immediate dissolution of the band in a message to their email list. After long hours of thought and with heavy but grateful hearts, we've decided to make the following announcement: starting in January of 2011 we

Eric Schlange, proprietor of the popular Hangout sites online, is today launching his latest venture, Mando Hangout. It is powered by the same engine as his other popular sites (Banjo, Fiddle, Flatpicker, and Reso Hangouts), and boasts the same features