Author: John Lawless

Host Bob Webster will feature an interview with bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne on this week's (3/29) edition of Stained Glass Bluegrass on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Osborne's new CD, Bluegrass & Beyond, will be released on Rounder this Tuesday (3/31), and Bob

Here's some more happy news in the bluegrass community. Jennifer Passamano Hamilton, who handles the bookkeeping and financial duties for her family's business (Rural Rhythm Records), and her husband Aaron are celebrating the birth of a daughter, Lily Sue Hamilton. She joined

Banjo picker, producer and studio owner Scott Vestal has happy news to share. He and his wife Alice welcomed a son yesterday (3/26), born at 7:32 p.m. (EDT). Scott tells us that they haven't yet chosen a name, but that mom,

Alan Munde has released yet another in his lifelong legacy of banjo instructional materials. This latest, Banjo for the young Beginner (Mel Bay), is designed to take younger banjo students from basic strums to roll-style arrangements of familiar songs like Wildwood

Carol Beaugard, who hosts Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU FM, is dedicating her entire show this morning (3/27) to Dailey & Vincent, and their upcoming sophomore release, Brothers From Different Mothers. From 9:00-11:00 a.m. (EDT), she will feature music from the

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter Steve Smith will be a guest on today's (3/27) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. Steve is based in New Mexico, and is currently completing a tour of the southeast which finishes tonight at The Palace

Sugar Hill will release a new solo project from Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters on March 31. I Am A Stranger features Garrett on fiddle and vocals supported by his Stringduster brethren and a host of other top bluegrass pickers

Claire Lynch will join host Darwin Davidson on tonight's (3/26) edition of Bronzewound, broadcast each Thursday evening on WERU FM, community radio for coastal Maine. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) on 89.9 and 109.9 FM, and via live online

Banjo player Zach Gilmer has signed on with Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, taking the spot recently vacated by Josh Miller. The 17 year old from Charlottesville, VA has won first place trophies at a number of regional competitions, as well

Here comes Gold Heart - the latest sister act to take bluegrass music by storm. This trio of young siblings - Analise (19), Jocelyn (16) and Shelby (13) Gold - has been turning heads and pricking up ears this past two