Author: John Lawless

OK folks... today's the day. Video entries for our Have Bass Will Travel contest need to be in by midnight tonight (8/20) to be in the running for more than $900 in valuable prizes. Before we close entries, however, Bluegrass Today

Blue Plate Special, which airs weekdays at noon on WDVX in Knoxville, has a heaping helping of bluegrass in store for today's (8/20) show. In fact, there is so much music that they have extended today's program to 2 hours. Featured

Kathy Kallick has been a stalwart of the west coast bluegrass scene for more than three decades, so much so that while still actively performing she is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievment Award from the California Bluegrass Association. For

As Friday's deadline approaches, entries in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest are coming in bunches. The contest was announced in conjunction of the release of Alison Krauss bass man Barry Bales' AcuTab instructional DVD, and he has been getting

Jack Hicks, founding banjoist with Summertown Road, has stepped aside with Elmer Burchett jumping in to take his spot. The band was formed in 2008, and their debut, self-titled album was released on Rounder earlier this year. Bo Isaac is on

The nominees for the 2010 International Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. The list was read at a press conference in Nashville earlier this morning. Not many surprises in the list, though IIIrd Tyme Out is more prominent among the various

So asks Lori King of Drakesville, IA of her husband Joe when it's time to head gigward. Lori and Joe perform with Bluegrass Addiction along with Gary Fisher and Scott Amos, and here's her entry in our Have Bass Will Travel

Another book I recently finished is Ralph Stanley's autobiography, Man Of Constant Sorrow: The Life & Times Of A Music Legend. In it, the good Doctor tells the story of his life from dirt poverty in the mountains of southwestern

Lorraine Jordan's most recent CD, Carolina Hurricane, is another that we've been meaning to highlight this past few months. It's her second with her current edition of her touring band, Carolina Road, and they play with the sort of comfort

We've seen a number of entries in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest from rural bassists making do in unique ways when it comes to transporting their instrument. This video from Dan Mendoza looks at the question from an urban