Author: John Lawless

The market giveth, and the market taketh away... We commented last week on somber news about CD sales at the wholesale level, mentioning the recent demise of long-time bluegrass and old time wholesale distributor, The Record Depot. Their closing has had

We received an interesting correspondence last night from Ashby Frank, mandolinist with Special Consensus. He had just gotten a call from Rhonda Vincent asking if he might be able to fill her spot on stage this week, as she is at

Rick Hayes, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, is in the studio putting the finishing touches to his first solo CD, Fly By Night, due for release in May. Rick plays mandolin, guitar and bass on the project with Ron Stewart

Rebel Records has two new releases released last week, a greatest hits compilation and a new duo recording. Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein are names that should be familiar to bluegrass fans. Klein spent time with Seldom Scene, and later with

Tim O'Brien is hitting the radio tour this week, promoting his new CD, Chameleon, just out on the Proper American label. He appeared this past Monday on The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour (video available online) and will be the guest

The tech and finance sites are abuzz with news/discussion about Warner Music Group's having hired industry consultant Jim Griffin to promote his plan to force internet service providers to charge a fee to all internet users for music rights. The

Carol Beaugard has two interesting guests lined up for this morning's (3/28) edition of Lonesome Rine RFD on WFDU-FM. Bluegrass Now publisher Wayne Bledsoe and jazz/bluegrass sax man Bill Evans are both scheduled for a visit. Brance posted last week with

Blue Highway will be the featured guest on this week's edition of Studio Special on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. They join host Kyle Cantrell for some live music from their new CD, Through the Window of a Train, and

We posted last month about British bluegrass twins The Carrivick Sisters competing on the Upstaged program on BBC TV. The show is a talent competition and Laura and Charlotte were selected to compete in the finals after their initial appearances. The

Here's an item that will be of interest to fans and friends of The Chapmans. We just received word that John and Vickie Chapman are celebrating the birth of their daughter, Kylie, but not without some complications. She had to be