Author: John Lawless

Phyllis Boyens-Liptak passed away on 9 December after a battle with cancer. The daughter of old-time singer and songwriter Nimrod Workman, Phyllis Boyens was a soulful mountain singer who recorded her only solo album, I Really Care for Rounder (0162) in

The Chapmans and Compass Records have announced that they will be working together in 2010. Mandolinist Jeremy Chapman tells us that a new album has been completed, and is expected in the near future. "We're very excited to be working with Alison,

Banjo bad boy Béla Fleck doing what he does on a medley of Christmas favorites... like no other.

If you're at home tending to Christmas wrapping, cooking or decorating - or just relaxing with family and friends - you can log on to WAMU's Bluegrass Country where bluegrass Christmas music will be playing all day Christmas Eve through

Here's some heartwarming news that demonstrates the kindness and generosity of our bluegrass community... We got this note from Megan Brugger at MyClassicCountry radio in Xenia, OH. The station was among the sponsors for the Gerald Evans and Dale Vanderpool Appreciation

Here's a follow-up on a story we covered back in August... Several items of Bill Monroe memorabilia were recently sold at auction by the Christie's auction house in New York. They included some minor items, like Monroe's Country Music Hall Of

One full scholarship to Pete Wernick's Advanced Banjo Camp (1/18-23/10) is still available. Three such scholarships have already been awarded for the 2010 camp, but another has just recently been announced. Move quickly if you want to apply, however. The application

Well that didn't take long... Adam Haynes is barely gone from Dailey & Vincent, and has now hooked up with The Larry Stephenson Band. He'll be playing fiddle and sharing in the vocal duties along with Kyle Perkins on bass, Kevin

Dailey & Vincent have announced that Jesse Stockman has joined the band playing fiddle. Stockman had been playing with The Isaacs this past four years, and before that was with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. He hails from New Mexico, where he

What happens when you turn a 16 year old banjo player loose in wood shop? Well, if you're Kentuckian David Barnett, you make a gigantic banjo bridge. He used time in his carpentry class to create a monster bridge measuring 22''