Author: John Lawless

  • The Rage unplugged

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    What does a professional bluegrass act do when the power goes out at an outdoor festival? If you're Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, you just wander out into the audience and continue on with the show. Dave Roye (aka Crawdaddy Dave)

  • Bobby Osborne – Bring Back Yesterday

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    A first single has been released from Bobby Osborne's upcoming 60th Anniversary album on Rural Rhythm, Memories: Celebrating Bobby’s 60th Anniversary as a Professional Entertainer. The project will be a mix of newly recorded material and classic tracks from Osborne's

  • Charlie Louvin benefit in Bell Buckle

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    A benefit concert has been scheduled for October 30 to help defray medical expenses for Charlie Louvin, who is being treated for pancreatic cancer. Charlie is, of course, half of the legendary Louvin Brothers who had a string of hits in

  • I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky #15

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    From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information

  • Keller Williams – Kids

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    Jamgrass favorite Keller Williams is showing a new side of his musical self on his next CD, Kids, due October 26. No... the music isn't goat-related, despite the cover image. Kids features music for the under-10 set - songs for children,

  • Bruce Molsky on WFDU

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    Carol Beaugard has an interview scheduled this morning with mega-picker Bruce Molsky on Lonesome Pine RFD. He will join Carol at 11:00 (EDT) on WFDU. Carol will highlight music from Bruce's 2006 Compass release Soon Be Time, plus earlier recordings which

  • Amber Collins – Gravity

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    We've posted several times about Amber Collins, a fine young bluegrass singer who fronts the southwestern Virginia band, No Speed Limit. Her solo project, On The Corner, was released this summer, and has generated a lot of attention for her

  • Sarah Jarosz – The New 45

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    Sugar Hill is preparing to release a "digital 45" from celebrated acoustic songstress Sarah Jarosz. Just 19 years old, this talented singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter squeezed in the recording of two new tracks during her summer break from Boston's New

  • IIIrd Tyme Out on the road

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    Next week, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are loading up the bus for a 12 day road trip to the west coast and back. They have 10 shows scheduled in California and Arizona, and banjo man Steve Dilling will once