Author: John Lawless

Our friend, Dan Miller, editor/publisher of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, sent along some terrific photos from the recently concluded Merlefest 2006, held annually on the campus of North Wilkesboro Community College in North Carolina. Given Dan's professional affiliation, one can understand

Larry Cordle has announced on his web site that he will be forced to cancel a number of shows in May, as he will be undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. The diagnosis was made just recently during a routine physical

A new web-based instructional program for bluegrass music has been launched, going by the name bluegrasscollege.org. They describe their site as an interactive learning resource for bluegrass players on any instrument, at any level. Their web site describes the program

We just got a note from Banjo NewsLetter publisher Donald Nitchie, to let us know that the May issue is in the mail to subscribers and newsstands. Donald also passed along a thumbnail description of the May issue: The May 06 issue

The United Way of Sumner County, TN is sponsoring a star-studded benefit show tonight in Hendersonville for the sake of local residents who were victims of the recent tornados which ravaged sections of central TN. The show will have no

We posted about a month ago about the upcoming new CD from Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, entitled All American Bluegrass Girl. The title track has been available this past week to bluegrass radio, but the CD is not expected

The Herald Dispatch in Huntington, WV has a detailed story in this morning's edition about Ernie Thacker's recent auto accident, which we had briefly outlined in a series of earlier posts. The Herald Dispatch article has information about a number

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver is the current guest on Kyle Cantrell's Studio Special, which runs each week on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14). The series, which features a mix of live, in-studio performance and interviews with popular bluegrass

We posted late last year when the 4th Annual American Banjo Camp began accepting registrations for this year. The three day workshop (September 8-10, 2006) offers intensive instruction in both bluegrass and old time banjo, and is held in Fort

We found a nice article in The Blue Ridge Gazette on the contributions of Patrick County, VA residents to traditional Appalachian and bluegrass music. The article is specifically about the opening of a historical marker and information kiosk in Meadows