Author: John Lawless

  • Leadership Bluegrass 2010

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    Just a reminder that applications for Leadership Bluegrass 2010 are due this week. Completed applications must be received by Friday, November 13, and forms can be found on the IBMA web site. This 3 day program (March 9-11) brings together people

  • Blue Highway 15th Anniversary

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    Here's something you don't see every day...  a bluegrass band celebrating a 15th anniversary - with the same personnel with which they launched. Blue Highway played their first show on New Year's Eve in 1994 with Tim Stafford on guitar, Shawn

  • Grassers in Bach and Friends

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    What happens when a bluegrass banjo player makes a documentary film about a legendary 18th century composer? The result with Michael Lawrence is Bach and Friends, due for DVD release early in 2010. The film looks at the timeless music of

  • Rhonda and Willie at The Ryman

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    Rhonda Vincent had a concert this past Thursday (11/5) at The Ryman in Nashville, opening for Willie Nelson. The show was part of Willie's current tour in support of his latest CD, American Classic, released in August of this year.

  • The Big E comes down

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    IBMA old-timers will remember The Executive Inn in Owensboro, KY where the first 10 years of World Of Bluegrass were held. It is often recalled as smaller, yes, but more intimate, with the experience of the music ringing up through

  • Dr. Ralph does The Late Show

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    Ralph Stanley will sit with David Letterman tonight (11/6) to discuss his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times. Letterman has dubbed this week as Country Music Week on The Late Show, with musical performances each night from prominent

  • The Quebe Sisters Band at IBMA

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    One of the surprise hits at IBMA last month was The Quebe Sisters Band (pronounced kway-bee). I had not seen them prior to IBMA, though the buzz about their highly entertaining shows had reached my ear. These three talented young

  • Jerry Christmas

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    Have a Jerry, Jerry Christmas? That suggestion was surely knocked down early on when choosing a title for the new Jerry Douglas Christmas album, recently released by E1 Music (formerly Koch Records). The actual title is Jerry Christmas, and the CD

  • Blue Highway takes the crystal

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    Here's something you don't see every day...  a bluegrass band celebrating a 15th anniversary - with the same personnel with which they launched. Blue Highway played their first show on New Year's Eve in 1994 with Tim Stafford on guitar, Shawn