Author: John Lawless

Johnson Guitars has announced a new model for their Carolina series of acoustic guitars. The Carolina Cutaways feature a cutaway body and a Fishman EQ pickup system, and are available in either solid top or all-solid wood models, with the

The 2007 edition of Bluegrass Guide is now ready for mailing. This annual publication contains an extensive festival listing, plus band profiles. On the cover this year are The Gibson Brothers, and the new issue contains an in-depth interview conducted

The Grand Ole Opry broadcasts this weekend will feature some terrific bluegrass music, worth the effort to find their signal on the radio (650 AM from Nashville), or catch the live cybercast at WSM online. Friday's show (4/20) will feature Cherryholmes

The Knoxville Trivia Blog has posted an interview with Knoxville native, and current Carolina Road guitarist, Jerry Butler. They talk about Jerry's early days with the Knoxville Newgrass Boys, life on the road, and the new CD with Lorraine Jordan

Bluegrass singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Gulley will join Gracie Muldoon on WorldWideBluegrass.com on Friday (4/20) at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) for a wide-ranging interview. They will surely talk about Steve's new solo project, Sounds Like Home, recently released on Lonesome Day Records. In addition

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the list of acts which have been invited to showcase at the 2007 World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville (October 1-7). Circuit Riders Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock Grass Cats Grasstowne The Faris Family Carrie Hassler &

I'll be teaching at this weekend's Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy near Gatlinburg, TN so my posting over the weekend (and early next week) may be a bit light. There is still room for a few more registrants if any banjo pickers

Here's a great new CD we had neglected to mention when it was released last month. It's the debut release from Hunter Berry, the dynamic young fiddler with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, with the appropriate title, Wow Baby. The recording

Next Tuesday (4/24), Belmont University will host the 3rd annual Leadership Music Digital Summit, an intensive one day conference "dedicated to the business, creative and legal issues of digital music." Conference sessions will include discussions and presentations on such timely issues

We just got a note from our friend Katy Daly at BluegrassCountry.org with word about an interview segment that will be running the rest of this month in their 24/7 bluegrass audio stream. Spring is a special time of year for