Author: John Lawless

We've posted a few times about The Quebe Sisters, a fascinatingly retro sibling trio from Fort Worth who combine triple fiddles with tight three-part harmony on both original and classic Texas swing music. They were a smash hit at IBMA

We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout

We had the opportunity recently to check in with Sarah Jarosz, who is doing double-duty as a touring singer/songwriter, and taking a full load of courses as a first year student at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. Her debut

It's always exciting when a new bluegrass band hits the scene, especially when it is made up of dynamic young pickers and singers who have already demonstrated their bona fides. Still-House is just such a group, formed from the members of

We got a note from Matt Ford, guitarist and vocalist with Runaway Freight. He wanted to let us know about the band's new single, Elizabeth, which he co-wrote with Dennis Goodwin. The song tells the story of an Irish immigrant ship

The first single from the next Lonesome River Band CD has gone out to radio. It's a medium-tempo ballad called Record Time Machine written by Marvin Clark, and tells the story of "that old RCA phonograph record time machine" that

The various box set offers for Letters In The Deep from Cadillac Sky are just now shipping - in advance of the official June 8 release date. This is the band's first album with their new label, Dualtone, and they have

Larry Cordle also sent along this remembrance of his friend and fellow Kentuckian, Gerald Evans. "Bluegrass lost a great musician saturday April 10, 2010. His fiddle silenced by that scourge of mankind, cancer. Gerald Evans was far too young to leave

Here's a fun story from Spain. We heard from Roberto Cubero, who performs along with his brother Enrique as Los Hermanos Cubero (The Cubero Brothers). Roberto plays mandolin and Enrique guitar, and they recently won first prize in the Premio

We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout