Author: John Lawless

No Depression, a bi-monthly magazine that covers a wide range of Americana and roots music, will cease publication of its print edition after the next (May/June) issue is delivered to subscribers. They will continue to publish online, with expansion of

There is a lengthy interview with John Cowan available online, published by the folks at The ProgFiles - a site dedicated to reviewing progressive music of all genres. John talks about his initial entry into the world of alt-grass back in

I caught up with Lonesome River Band banjo picker Sammy Shelor today, and he filled me in on their next CD. Sam said that they have finished recording (14 tracks) and he will start mixing later this week. 13 tracks are

When a 16 year old bluegrass prodigy enlists some of the biggest names in the business to help record her debut project for a major independent label, it's fair to presume that we are looking at something special. Such is

As they have done several times in the past, The Infamous Stringdusters have made a number of live tracks available for free download from their MySpace page. The five songs were recorded at a show three weeks ago at Miami University

That's how Katy Daly titled an email to us recently which included this photo of a young Carl Jackson jamming at the Bean Blossom festival in 1973. It was taken by her fellow show host on BluegrassCountry.org, Hubie King. Katy's show airs

A recent edition of the How It's Made program, broadcast on The Science Channel, focused on the banjo - and how it's made. To film this segment, the producers and crew visited First Quality Musical Supply in Louisville, KY where The

The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2008 Dove Awards, and their bluegrass categories are chock full of familiar names. The awards will be announced at the 39th Annual Dove Awards on April 23 in Nashville, TN. The

Tony Trischka will be the featured guest on tomorrow's (2/15) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-FM, broadcast in the New York City metro area. He will join host Carol Beaugard for a discussion about his upcoming CD release, Territory, and

Banjoist Jayme Stone and mandolinist John Reischman each received a JUNO nomination from The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences last week. The awards, which celebrate the work of Canadian musical artists, will be announced at the 37th annual