Author: John Lawless

The debut single from Grasstowne is available for preview on the Pinecastle Records web site. The track is Dixie Flyer, from their upcoming Pinecastle CD, The Road Headin' Home, due for a June release. The band has generated a good deal

Blue Highway has been chosen to sing the National Anthem prior to the Sharpie Mini 300 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, March 24. This race is part of the NASCAR Busch series, and will be televised on the Fox Network.

We received a note last night from David and Linda Lay, sharing the news that Carson Cooper had passed away yesterday afternoon (3/8/07). He had been battling liver cancer for quite some time, and was well known to bluegrass people

Earlier this week, we published an open letter to the bluegrass community from Rhonda Vincent, in which she voiced a number of concerns she has with the direction she sees IBMA heading with their annual Awards Show. In particular, she

Save Our Internet Radio is a new blog launched this week in response to the proposed royalty rates recently announced by the US Copyright Royalty Board. The site is managed by Bill Goldsmith, who started the popular online station ParadiseRadio

We posted last year about the formation of Seneca Rocks!, a new part-time bluegrass band made up of prominent veteran performers. The group include Dudley Connell on guitar, Tom Adams on banjo, David McLaughlin on mandolin, Sally Love on

2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the Gibson Company acquiring the Epiphone brand, which they have continued to operate as a separate product line. Though it now largely consists of less expensive replicas of popular Gibson models, Epiphone was once a

That is a powerful statement, suggesting an ominous and most unwelcome scenario. It was shared by Clyde Scott, who manages 24/7 bluegrass cybercaster bluegrassradio.org, as a comment to Brance's post yesterday on the proposed new Copyright Roaylty Board fee

The March/April issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is on the newsstands and in the mail. many subscribers may already have received their copy. The cover feature is on St. Louis flatpicker and instructor, Bull Harman. Other articles this month include

Recent updates on the official IBMA web site list a number of important deadlines to keep in mind. April 16 is the last date to apply for funding from their International Outreach Program, which issues grants to further projects that "foster