Author: John Lawless

The 2009 Mark O'Connor String Camp will be held in New York City, the first time the roving clinic has touched down in the Big Apple. The camp will run from July 27th - 31st, 2009 in multiple locations within a

Hunter Berry, fiddler with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, and Sally Sandker, daughter of Rhonda Vincent and Herb Sandker, are engaged to be married. The two have been an item for several years, but now it's official. Sally is a student

Rhonda Vincent has invited all of her fans into the studio with her this morning (12/18) as she and her newly revised band work on their next CD release. They have set up a video camera and will be cybercasting

Gibson has unveiled a new limited edition 5 string banjo with a Christmas theme, in a production run of only 12 banjos. This is a flame maple banjo, with gold-plated parts, that sports a brand new inlay pattern from Darron DuBose,

Sierra Hull has announced that Clay Hess, formerly of Mountain Heart, will be joining her band, Highway 111, effective January 2009. Clay has been performing with Sierra this fall as his schedule allowed, and is now making the switch official. In

They came from Japan...  Hordes of miniature Lester and Earls! What a movie poster that would make. Japanese retailer Kurama Instruments specializes in bluegrass instruments and accessories, and on their web site - along with the banjos and mandolins, capos and tuners

When we posted last week about the birth of Aaron McDaris' daughter, Katie, we said we would post a photo when we could get one. And here she is. Aaron is the new banjo player with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage,

Tonight's (12/16) regular Tuesday Mashville Brigade show at Nashville's Station Inn will also serve as their annual Christmas Party. In addition to the regular Brigade, special guests The Doyle & Debbie Show will appear. They have generated quite a buzz in

The 2008 Christmas special from Knee Deep In Bluegrass, hosted by Cindy and Terry Baucom, is now available to radio stations worldwide. Each year, this 2 hour special is offered to any station free of charge, not only to the

Just a few short weeks after leaving Rhonda Vincent, banjo man Kenny Ingram has cast his lot with Larry Stephenson. In addition to Kenny's 7 years with Rhonda, he has toured with bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Jimmy Martin over