Author: John Lawless

Here's another entry in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest, this time from bass man Donnie Lucas in Copper Hill, VA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlcmUWkuF48 There are still five days left to get your entry in. Six finalists will each get a free set

AcuTab Publications has released the fifth DVD in their Power Pickin' series designed to help serious students of bluegrass music improve their craft, and get more enjoyment from the time they spend with their instrument. Bluegrass Jamming Essentials - Play With

Cadillac Sky is set to tour this fall as the opening act for Brit folk rockers Mumford and Sons when they come across to perform in the US and Canada. Their musical styles seem like a great mix, and the

On September 10, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY will open the second of three Bill Monroe exhibits as part of the ongoing two-year observation of his 100th birthday (9/13/11). The first exhibit, The Bill Monroe Centennial Art Exhibit

After losing bass player and vocalist Corey Hensley to Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Jim and Valerie Gabehart have regrouped and are putting the finishing touches on a new project, It's My Turn, recorded at Steve Thomas' Gain Train Studios in

Darin and Brooke Aldridge appeared today on Charlotte Today, the noontime local news show on WCNC in... you guessed it, Charlotte, NC. Together with Chris Bryant on banjo, Eddie Biggerstaff on bass, Perry Woodie on resonator guitar, and Josh Green on

Colorado Case Company has expanded from their popular line of soft cases and case covers to include fiberglass flight cases for mandolin, guitar, fiddle and banjo. They will offer shaped, rectangular and teardrop cases selling in the $600-$900 range. Company President

We received this note from Nancy Cardwell at IBMA. John Wynn, builder of Wynn mandolins and banjos and  the banjo player/band leader along with his wife, Betty of their family band, SouthWynn, passed away early this morning, Wednesday, August 11,  at

Arising from the ashes like a phoenix, Pinecastle Records is back with new ownership, and a number of familiar faces. The label closed in February of this year when company President Tom Riggs' health failed, and the family made the decision

We are delighted to learn that Melvin Goins' pacemaker surgery this past Monday went well, and that he is now resting at home, eager to get back out on stage in front of his many fans. Anyone who would like to