Author: John Lawless

Here is the latest episode of Ask Doyle, where Doyle Lawson answers questions from fans about his long career in bluegrass music. This week he talks about The Bluegrass Album Band - how this star-studded group came to be and how

The Bankester Family has been performing as a bluegrass band since 2004, operating from their home in Carbondale, IL. The show consists of Phil and Dorene Bankester and their four daughters, plus a son-in-law. Melissa (21) plays bass, her husband Kyle

Ashby Frank has a sad story on his blog at ashbyfrank.com... It tells of how the first leg of a midwestern tour with Special Consensus turned into a roadside disaster yesterday (7/9). Their trusty vehicle let them down, and left them

Barry Bales also shared some details about the upcoming Alison Krauss & Union Station album when he was with us in the studio this week. They are heading into the studio later this month with an eye towards completing rhythm tracks

Brance and I spent the past two days in the studio with Barry Bales, shooting an AcuTab bass DVD which will be released later this year. Adam Steffey, Kenny Smith and Jim Mills were also on hand for the shoot. Barry

Two bluegrass acts announced new affiliations yesterday. Dailey & Vincent will now be represented by Columbia Artists Management and NewFound Road has signed with The Roots Agency. Both of these companies are large outfits who manage and book acts in a

Cherryholmes have posted a number of videos to their iLike profile. They have a newly-published video that follows the family to a show at The Opry, to their booth at Fan Fair and displaying their prowess at tenpin bowling. All the online

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Pete Fisher, Vice President and General manager of The Grand Ole Opry, will deliver the keynote address during their 2009 World Of Bluegrass conference in Nashville this fall. Fisher had worked in both

Today's Wall Street Journal has an article on Alison Brown and her company, Compass Records, that also includes brief interviews with three Compass artists who have recent releases - Dale Ann Bradley, Missy Raines, and Brown herself. The article - The

Matt Dudman, George Goodell & Their Pleasant Valley Boys play hard-driving traditional music in and around northern California. And they go whole hog...  not only does their music pay homage to the original sound of the first generation of bluegrass