Author: John Lawless

The Infamous Stringdusters will make a stop this Tuesday (5/19) at the studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington, DC. The guys will be playing some live music and chatting with Bluegrass Country's Production Director Jen Hitt starting at 12:30 p.m.

Adam Steffey is surely one of the most recorded mandolinists in bluegrass this past 15 years or so. He has spent time with two powerfully influential acts - Alison Krauss & Union Station and Mountain Heart - where he has been

Alison Brown is among several banjoists whose playing has been described as "out of this world" - but she may be among the very few who can prove it. When space shuttle Atlantis took off last week to perform delicate repairs

Pete Wernick will be working next week on a live recording with Long Road Home, a bluegrass band based in Boulder, CO. They will be tracking May 25-27 at the Etown Hall in downtown Boulder, with admission proceeds going towards

WCNC television in Charlotte, NC did a feature this week on Warren Yates, who builds banjos in a small shop in nearby Hickory. The piece includes interviews with Warren along with Ron Stewart, a prominent Yates endorser, and Dan Tyminski, with

Doors and Windows, the new Compass Records release from Bearfoot, shows just how far this young band has come in a few years' time. Bearfoot consists of Kate Hamre on bass, Mike Mickelson on guitar, Jason Norris on mandolin, Angela Oudean

Brandon Rickman, known to grassers as the talented guitarist and lead vocalist with Lonesome River Band, is set to release his first solo project this summer. Young Man, Old Soul is scheduled for a June 30 release on Rural Rhythm Records.

The Del McCoury Band will be a guest on today's (5/15) edition of Lets Talk Live on Newschannel 8 in Washington, DC. The show airs at noon with a repeat at 3:00 p.m. and the video is streamed live online. Co-host Doug

Cherryholmes will be live on WDVX this afternoon on Blue Plate Special. The show originates from Knoxville, TN where the WDVX signal is broadcast at 102.9 FM. It airs Monday-Friday at noon (ET), and can be heard online via live audio

Mountain Heart will make a stop this morning (5/15) at the studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington, DC on their way up to the Gettysburg festival. They will join Bob Webster at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) for some live music and