Author: John Lawless

  • Tied to the Tracks heads into syndication

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    We heard this weekend from Larry Wines, who has hosted Tied To The Tracks on KCSN in Los Angeles, CA for several years. The show features a mixture of live acoustic performance and recorded music, which they describe as: "blues-to-bluegrass, Cajun-to-cowboy,

  • Waller guitar benefit auction on eBay

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    A vintage Yamaha flat top guitar once owned by Charlie Waller is being offered on eBay to raise money for needy families this holiday season. Its current owner, Christopher Ryan Jones of Bluegrass Mafia, has donated the guitar to benefit Operation

  • Rhonda Vincent video on YouTube

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    Rounder Records has created a mini-documentary and interview with Rhonda Vincent to help build interest in her upcoming January release, Good Thing Going. Rhonda speaks about how she came to write several of the songs on the new CD, and how

  • Chapmans in Best Of Bands video competition

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    It's not just Randy Kohrs who is shocking the pundits with the power of grassroots bluegrass fans in effecting online balloting. The Chapmans also find themselves as the sole bluegrass artists in a head-to-head competition with a bevy of pop and

  • Stringdusters on The Opry tonight

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    This evening, November 23, will find The Infamous Stringdusters on the stage of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, making their debut performance on the venerable radio broadcast. They will be featured in the 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. segment (EST), which

  • New CD from Lilly of the West

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    It seems that we are still playing catch-up, trying to make mention of the great many new CDs that have come our way this fall. Once again, I'll try to get to several more over this long holiday weekend. Time After

  • Randy Kohrs video – and single

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    Keeping up with Randy Kohrs video and single for Who's Goin' With Me... His video is still in the running at the CMT Pure Top 20 Countdown, rated #4 this week against some steep mainstream country competition. The rankings are based

  • Round III at the MAC DVD

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    The many fans of IIIrd Tyme Out can now order their live concert DVD from the band's web site. Entitled Round III at the MAC - Live, it was filmed at the same concert performance in November 2005 as their

  • Another Leadbetter!

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    We heard last night from Phil Leadbetter (dobro man with Grasstowne), that his son Matt (dobro man with Lonesome River Band) and his wife Heather welcomed their first child yesterday. "Houston Philip Lee Leadbetter weighed in at 7lb and 2oz. He

  • NewFound Road back in the studio

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    NewFound Road is about to start working on a new CD. The first studio date is December 8, suggesting that a release in mid-to-late 2008 is reasonable. Mountain Heart's Jim Van Cleve will co-produce the new project with the band, and