Author: John Lawless

  • But wait… there’s more!

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    There is yet even more great bluegrass and acoustic music available from your radio (and computer) today (2/29). Tonight's - and tomorrow's - Grand Ole Opry broadcasts feature a number of favorite performers. The Friday Opry boasts performances from The Grascals,

  • Punch Brothers on Leno

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    Tonight (2/29), Punch Brothers will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. No doubt but that they will perform something from their just-released Nonesuch CD,  Punch. The show airs at 11:30 p.m. (ET) on NBC, and the

  • Catch New Hip on Blue Plate Special

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    When you finish listening to Cherryholmes live on WFDU.org, you can point your browser over to WDVX.com and hear Missy Raines & The New Hip perform on Blue Plate Special. They will be performing live before a studio audience between

  • Cherryholmes on WFDU

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    This morning (2/29) on Lonesome Pine RFD, Cherryholmes will join Carol Beaugard from 11:00 a.m. until noon for some live music and discussion. The show is broadcast on WFDU at 89.1 FM in the New York City metro market, and

  • Bluegrass Oscar connection

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    We received a note from our friend Richard Hawkins who runs the Bluegrass Ireland Blog, and posts at the European Bluegrass Blog, about a bluegrass connection to last weekend's Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. Richard pointed out that one

  • Tom T. on Josh Williams

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    Josh Williams unveiled his new band last Saturday at The Station Inn in Nashville. It was their first public performance, and a good many of Nashville's bluegrass folks were on hand. Among them was veteran songwriter and bluegrass entrepreneur Tom T.

  • Cherryholmes video from Celtic Connections

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    The various live performances from the recent Celtic Connections festival in Scotland that have been aired on BBC Scotland can be accessed online. Cherryholmes is among the acts whose appearances were aired, and three songs from their set (Black & White,

  • Noam Pikelny on Punch

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    Today (2/26) marks the widely-anticipated release of Punch, the debut recording of Chris Thile's touring band, Punch Brothers. Of course he recorded once before with this same unit on his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD, but

  • Carl Jackson on Songwriter Chat

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    Tonight's Songwriter Chat from the folks at The Bluegrass Guide will feature an online discussion with Carl Jackson. He will join host Eric Gibson on Tuesday, 2/26 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) to talk about his craft, and take questions from

  • Rage of a different kind

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    A poster at the official Rhonda Vincent Message Board tells of an incident at a 2/23 performance in Augusta. GA. Three people were arrested at the Imperial Theater as they became unruly when unable to get into the show. They arrived