Author: John Lawless

Kyle Cantrell at XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (track 14) tells us that he has a number of interesting interviews airing over the next two days. Later today (11/20), Cadillac Sky will be featured in the 3:00 p.m. hour. On Wednesday

Rhonda Vincent has announced that the newest member of her band will be Darrell Webb, performing on guitar and vocals. Darrell had previously been a member of Wildfire, J.D. Crowe & The New South and Lonesome River Band, playing mandolin. Rhonda

The winners of our recent Mountain Heart giveaway have all been contacted, and prizes are on the way. Thanks to everyone who participated in that promotion - downloading the free track from the band's newest CD, or entering the contest for

Mandolin Cafe has details on another Butch Baldassari benefit concert, this time in Seattle on December 1 at Dusty Strings. Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will recall that Butch was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor earlier this year, and has

The Associated Press is reporting that last night's American Music Awards on ABC featured an unexpected duet between country sensation Sugarland and pop mega-star Beyonce Sugarland has been performing an acoustic version of the Beyonce song, Irreplaceable, in their stage show,

The new music video from Uncle Earl can be viewed online, at www.stereogum.com. The video is for the tune, Streak o' Lean, Streak o' Fat from their current CD, Waterloo, Tennessee. It is a comical and quirky take on the tune,

Tonight's (11/18) edition of BanjoTalk will be a Bill Sullivan Tribute show. BanjoTalk is a live, online, call-in radio show hosted by Dave Pericone at BanjoTalk.com. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. (EST), with Eric Sullivan (Bill's son) joining David to

Speaking of Cadillac Sky... Their first music video is set to debut tomorrow (11/18) on GAC TV. It's for the song, Born Lonesome, from their current Skaggs Family release, Blind Man Walking. C-Sky's Bryan Simpson said that working with director Roger Pistole

Just as we head into the frantic holiday shopping season, Mel Bay Publications has a new book/CD set designed as a companion purchase for parents who will put a new banjo under the tree for their young children. Easiest Banjo Tunes

The appearance by Larry Keel & Natural Bridge on WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour from this past Monday - which Brance had mentioned earlier - can now be viewed as an online video. They perform several songs - including some new