Author: John Lawless

  • Adam Steffey talks about The Boxcars

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    We caught up with Adam Steffey yesterday and got a few mote details about The Boxcars, the new band he is assembling with Ron Stewart, Keith Garrett, Harold Nixon and John Bowman. Adam told us that the seeds were sown earlier

  • Valerie Smith at IBMM, live on RBI

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    Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike will be performing tonight (1/10) at The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. This holiday event is a museum fundraiser with limited seating, but it will be broadcast live online at Radio Bluegrass International,

  • Cadillac Sky on Mountain Stage

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    Audio from Cadillac's Sky's recent visit to Mountain Stage is now available on the NPR web site. Mandolinist/vocalist Bryan Simpson also did a backstage video interview with Mountain Stage host Larry Groce when they played the show. On Mountain Stage, the

  • Blue Moon Rising soldiers on

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    After this weekend's news about the formation of The Boxcars, one big question remained. The new band grabbed Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon from Blue Moon Rising to join Ron Stewart, Adam Steffey and John Bowman - leaving Chris West

  • Exit Jim Hurst

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    Jim Hurst has announced his departure from The Claire Lynch Band after 10 years of faithful service. He worked with her as a member of The Front Porch String Band from 1995-2000, and again with The Claire Lynch Band from

  • The littlest Nothin’ Fancy fan

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    Tony Shorter, bass man with Nothin' Fancy, and Natalie Haney are the proud parents of a baby girl, Natasha Greenwood Haney Shorter. That's a big name for such a little girl! She was born on November 22 at 9:16 p.m. (EST),

  • Bela & The Flecktones Holiday Tour

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    Béla Fleck & The Flecktones will start their Holiday Tour tonight (12/8) in Greenville, SC. They will be performing material from their 2008 Rounder CD, Jingle All The Way, chock full of Christmas music Flecktones style. The band includes Fleck on