Author: John Lawless

The second Rural Rhythm release from Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain isn't due until July 29, but a single has been released to bluegrass radio this week. The song is I Can Go Back Anytime, written by Jennifer Strickland, who had

Audie Blaylock and Redline will be guests on today's (5/30) noontime edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. They have been hard at work on a new CD, which Audie promises will be chock full of hard-driving, traditional bluegrass music. They

The folks at Flatpicking Guitar magazine has launched a new web site which they call The Flatpicking Guitar Network. It is designed like popular social networking sites (MySpace, Face Book) and allows users to post their own photos, news and videos

As a Virginia native, I hold a longstanding appreciation for the commonwealth and its art, culture, people and natural beauty. But I'll not be surprised or disappointed if people entering this new contest prefer as their prize a new Wayne

Short notice, but if you catch this piece in time, you can hear a Doyle Lawson interview this morning (5/29) on WAMU's BluegrassCountry.org. Doyle will join host Katy Daley on the phone at 9:00 a.m. to talk about his latest CD,

Colorado's Spring Creek has another trophy for their mantle. On top of winning the band competitions at both the RockyGrass and Telluride festivals in 2007, they have now been named as the winners of the Vox Populi award from online

Fast Paced World is the title of the fourth CD release from Canadian string band adventurists, The Duhks, due August 12 from Sugar Hill Records. The band has consistently avoided easy labels, with their eclectic mix of styles and influences, though

Last week, Brance had a wonderful story about Joel Sidney, a recent University of California at Berkeley graduate, whose honors thesis was entitled Innovation and Tradition in Bay Area Bluegrass: Historical Review and Analysis of Distinctive Regional Features. Here's another encouraging

The live (in studio) performance by The Dan Tyminski Band on CMT's Studio 330 Up Close which we mentioned a few weeks back will be aired on CMT Pure starting later this week. The songs and interview clips from the show

J. D. Crowe and Charlie Cushman join Sonny Osborne, Alan Munde, Ned Luberecki, Bill Evans and Frank Neat to round out the teaching staff for the 8th Annual NashCamp Banjo Retreat, October 17-19th at the Hachland Hills Vineyard in Joelton,