Author: John Lawless

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

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

The Berklee College of Music in Boston has announced a new Summer String Program to be held next year with Mark O'Connor. It will be held June 27 through July 1, 2011 immediately following the Mark O'Connor String Camp on

This post is a contribution from Terri Holloway, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See her profile here. Once again, I had the fun of being an interview observer (aka, being the fly on the wall). This time with Si Kahn,

Bluegrass artist Karen Cannon has introduced a new vehicle for her original paintings. In addition to her art prints and cards, she now offers a jigsaw puzzle based on her popular Coon Holler Jam Session image. The puzzle consists of 1,000

Mel Bay has released a video interview with mandolin legend Roland White. In it, Erica Cantrell guides him through a discussion of his long and noteworthy career in bluegrass music, interspersed with musical interludes. Roland speaks of his time performing with

In the midst of the IBMA craziness, we neglected to mention the new single from Grasstowne, Kickin' Up Dust. It was released on October 5, and delivered to radio on the latest Rural Rhythm sampler CD. The song came from Wes

Milo Farineau took in the debut Festy Experience, the recently-concluded three day music event headlined by The Infamous Stringdusters adjacentent to the Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Nelson County, Virginia. The entertainment featured a who's who of modern bluegrass and jam

The Earl Brothers, San Francisco's minimalist, honky-tonk, retrograss bad boys are back with a new release, their 4th self-produced project. In a major departure from their 10 year embrace of a "men in black" vibe, this new, self-titled CD is

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper performed yesterday (10/10) at the Pickin' in the Park Festival Clear Brook, Virginia. Sharing the bill was Stoney Creek, who sent along some great photos of the day in the park. The Stoney Creek folks perform primarily