Author: John Lawless

Chris Pandolfi, the talented banjo player with The Infamous Stringdusters, has created a clever video promotion for the band's upcoming show at The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville on April 30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AieKOnzixYY

Living here in southwestern Virginia, the musical legacy of the Lost & Found is almost a palpable entity in the bluegrass community. Their 35 year career has influenced players, songwriters and performers worldwide, but their impact on the vibrant bluegrass

BMI's Music World, an online publication of the venerable performing rights organization, has a new article up that features an interview of Earl Scruggs by Béla Fleck. They plug the interview as being about composing - not surprising since they are

Doyle Lawson marked April 1, 2009 as his 30th Anniversary as a band leader. That was the date in 1979 when he rehearsed his first band, Doyle Lawson & Foxfire, which soon was changed to Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. That seminal

Hats off to Aubrey Haynie, who was awarded the Top Fiddle Player Of The Year trophy on Sunday (4/5) at the Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Bryan Sutton, Randy Kohrs and Rob Ickes also received nominations this year.

Sam Bush will be doing three west coast dates this month with jam band sensation, Yonder Mountain String Band. It should be a jammin' good time. The shows are: 4/16 - Eureka, CA 4/17 - Eugene, OR 4/18 - Seattle, WA You can find more

Our good friend - and occasional contributor - Casey Henry is out playing banjo with Michael Martin Murphey in support of his new Rural Rhythm bluegrass CD. She played with Michael on The Grand Ole Opry this past weekend, along

Steve Dilling has agreed to share the ups and downs, in and outs of a long IIIrd Tyme Out road trip with our readers. They will be traveling from coast to coast, and back again, this first two weeks of

Bill Evans is the latest professional banjo player to be recognized with a signature model Kel Kroydon banjo, made by the American Made Banjo Company. Bill's banjo has a maple neck and resonator, with a Hearts and Flowers inlay in the

Our friend Karen Cannon has unveiled a new painting in her collection of bluegrass-themed art. Entitled No Respect, it captures a feeling that may be familiar to a good many banjo players out there, treed by a bunch of rowdy