Author: John Lawless

  • Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor

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    A very special CD project is released today on the E1 Entertainment label (formerly Koch Records). The album, Southern Filibuster: A Tribute To Tut Taylor, is the brainchild of celebrated resonator guitarist Jerry Douglas, who produced and recorded this project as

  • Ronnie King – Free Of Guilt

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    Ronnie King's music occupies that hard-to define space between bluegrass and folk music. Some might call it Americana, but it is clearly informed by a thoroughgoing knowledge and appreciation for bluegrass. In fact, bluegrass fans may recall Ronnie from his

  • Two great performances from Woodsongs

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    The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour has featured both up-and-coming and established bluegrass acts for as long as they have been on the air. What started as a simple radio program in Lexington, KY - hosted by folksinger Michael Jonathan -

  • Summer issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles

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    The Summer (July/August) issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is out, with Cody Shuler of Pine Mountain Railroad on the cover. Cody discusses his mandolins, the members of Pine Mountain Railroad - including new bass player, Bryan Turner - and their brand

  • County reissues Robert Byrd fiddle album

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    As citizens of West Virginia honor the memory of their recently deceased Senator, Robert C. Byrd, many long-time fans of bluegrass and old time music are recalling the Senator as a musician as well. Byrd played fiddle and sang in

  • Uncle Phil to The Whites

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    Phil Leadbetter is now the resonator guitarist with The Whites, making him the lone non-White in the band. Patriarch Buck White is on mandolin and piano, Cheryl White Warren on bass and Sharon White Skaggs on guitar. All three sing lead

  • New Mountain Heart project nearly done

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    We heard yesterday from Jim VanCleve, Mountain Heart's fiery fiddler, who reports that the band's new 7-song EP project is almost finished. Jim has been mixing the tracks this week at Blackbird Studio, Nashville's premier recording facility. Their mixing suite (Studio

  • Sweet Summertime – first single from Taken

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    Rhonda Vincent has released Sweet Summertime, the debut single from her upcoming album Taken, via iTunes. This will be the first project released since Vincent ended her lengthy partnership with Rounder Records. Taken will be released on a new label run

  • Lakeside signs with Mercy Road

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    Bluegrass Gospel group Lakeside from Madisonville, TN has announced an agreement with the Mercy Road label, a subsidiary of Chapel Valley Studios. A new CD is in the works with a release anticipated in early 2011. The band consists of Greg