Author: John Lawless

Tonight is a big night for Darrell Webb, the newest member of Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. Starting at 6:00 p.m., he'll be recording a live album at the converted Bellamy's Hardware building in Surgoinsville, TN. And the boss will

Girl power... on the hour. That's what the folks at Sirius Bluegrass have in store for this week. Starting today (3/17) and running through Friday (3/21) Sirius Bluegrass will offer hourly biographies of the women who have left a mark on

Bill Bolick, who with his brother Earl performed for years as The Blue Sky Boys, was remembered in today's (3/16) edition of The Hickory Record. He passed away on Thursday at the age of 90. He and his late brother, Earl

Larry Stephenson is one of the best high lead/tenor singers in bluegrass today. He has a voice uncannily like that of Bobby Osborne's and there can't be any higher praise than that. Additionally, Osborne is a big fan, readily praising

This past week's American Idol had the various contestants interpreting the music of The Beatles, and one competitor, Chikezie, started his version of She's A Woman with a banjo and a fiddle. The grassyness only lasted through the first verse, but

Marty Raybon is about to start work on his next bluegrass CD. He will be including a number of new songs he has written, and is in the process of gathering additional material now. No title has been discussed as yet,

David Davis and The Warrior River Boys will be the guests today (3/14) on WFDU-FM's Lonesome Pine RFD. They will bring their traditional, Monroe-inflected bluegrass to the studio for a live performance and discussion with show host Carol Beaugard from 11:00

We received a sad note this afternoon from Ted Jones (Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys) about the loss of another member of the founding generation of bluegrass music. "I wanted to let you know that earlier today the music world

When BlueRidge split in early 2007, Alan Bibey and Jason Davis became part of the newly formed Grasstowne, and Alan Johnson joined Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Junior Sisk, their soulful lead singer, reassembled his old group, and they have been

We just got a note from Ron Spears with news for fans of David Parmley and Continental Divide. Mike Parker of Burea, KY has joined the band playing upright bass and singing lead and harmony vocals. He spent many years playing