Author: John Lawless

  • Greencards, Dusters live on WDVX

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    The Infamous Stringdusters and The Greencards will split a twin bill on Saturday's (1/16) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. The two goups are touring together this weekend and will pop in for the radio show tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.

  • Every Time I Walk This Road

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    We first mentioned Thomas Wywrot's superb new CD, Every Time I Walk This Road, back in November of last year. At that time, the CD had just been completed and Thomas shared a few thoughts about the songs - and

  • Major award for Brandon Rickman

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    Bradon Rickman, head crooner and guitarist with Lonesome River Band, has been chosen as the recipient of the Spirit Award's Song Of The Year for 2010. These awards are given by Strictly Country magazine based on fan voting, and the

  • Tim Graves back with Bobby O

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    Bobby Osborne has announced that resonator guitarist Tim Graves has rejoined The Rocky Top X-Press, returning a year after he had recently departed. He had worked off and on with Bobby since 2001 when he joined The Osborne Brothers. Graves is

  • Josh Shilling – blogging for D’Addario

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    Josh Shilling, lead singer and multi-instrumentalist for bluegrass bad boys Mountain Heart, is launching a new blog series for D'Addario. The blog will be a behind-the-scene look at life on the road with Mountain Heart. This is a fun-loving bunch of

  • Darol Anger joins Berklee faculty

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    Darol Anger, who first came to the attention of the bluegrass and acoustic music worlds through his work on fiddle with the original David Grisman Quintet, has been named as an associate professor at the Berklee School of Music. Since his

  • IBMA showcase deadline on Friday

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    Here's our annual reminder that this Friday (1/15) is the postmark deadline for any bands or artists who would like to submit an application to showcase at IBMA 2010. These showcase appearances will put you in front of a great

  • Congratulations to Lee Michael Demsey

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    Now here is a number that all our radio friends will appreciate... 1000. That is the number of shows that Lee Michael Demsey is celebrating today on WAMU's Bluegrass Country.  He has been with WAMU for nearly 30 years, spinning bluegrass

  • Ricky Skaggs on bluegrass hair

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    The Washington Post Clik Track blog had a piece last Friday (1/8) on bluegrass hair, and who better to discuss it than Ricky Skaggs. This was actually an offshoot of a more serious discussion about the future of country music, and