Author: John Lawless

If you follow the entertainment media, you may have noticed that benefit shows and fund-raising events to assist with the cleanup and rebuilding in middle Tennessee are popping up all over the country. And of course, bluegrass folks are in

The second episode in The Farewell Drifters' song-by-song video countdown is out, offering a new track overview each week from their upcoming CD, Yellow Tag Mondays, due June 8. This week we get a taste of track #5, All We Need,

Country rock pioneer and California bluegrass legend Chris Hillman will be the guest on Thursday morning's (5/13) Katy Daley show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Chris is coming on to talk about his upcoming Rounder CD with Herb Pedersen and his

Brance had a great piece up in September last year about banjo player Patrick Costello, and how he regained his hearing after a successful surgical implant. Patrick had suffered hearing loss as a child, and yet taught himself how to

We had posted earlier this year about the first-ever DC Bluegrass Festival, which was held March 27 in McLean, VA. Much of our pre-event focus was on banjo legend Bill Emerson, and him being the recipient of the first Washington Monument

Bluegrass heavyweights and former Lonesome River Bandmates Dan Tyminski and Ronnie Bowman will be touring together this spring and summer. The two have long been known for how well their voices blend and complement each others, and have not performed

I've been enjoying the new Crooked Still CD, Some Strange Country, since I found a copy in yesterday's mail. Like their previous 3 albums, this one is a start-to-finish masterpiece, with innovative arrangements of traditional folk music and the band's

Do you know the name Mark Brinkman? Perhaps you know him by his nickname, Brink. Still not sure? If you're not certain you know Mark, you certainly know his music. His original songs have been recorded by Lonesome River Band, Larry

Terry Poirier contacted us last night with news about his show this evening (May 10) on World Wide Bluegrass. He will be dedicating this edition of Kickin' Canadian Grass to music and discussion following the horrible flooding in Nashville and

Cadillac Sky has released a second video on the making of the their upcoming CD, Letters in the Deep. You'll see our heroes working in the studio, sharing thoughts about the process, and engaged in the ritualistic quest for the