Author: John Lawless

Legendary bluegrass pioneer Mac Wiseman spent two hours on the air earlier this week on XM's Bluegrass Junction with host Kyle Cantrell. Their chat was carried live on XM, and served as a kick off for a planned series of

HighTone Records has announced that September 19 will be the release date for The Golden West, the first "bluegrass band project" in more than 6 years from West Coast fiddler/vocalist/songwriter, Laurie Lewis. Laurie Lewis and her Bluegrass Pals was released

Michael Cleveland has been added to the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend faculty for 2006, taking the place of Kenny Baker, who has found that he will be unable to teach this year. The RBW staff will make refunds available to any students

We just got word that Mickey Harris, bass player and vocalist with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, is a new proud papa! Mikayla Rose Harris arrived yesterday (7/31) at 9:48 Central Time, and weighed in at 7 lbs., 7 oz. Congratulations

We posted an announcement last week of the new Huber Ron Block model banjo. It is a near-replica of the pre war Granada Ron has been playing for many years, which was designed and will be marketed with his cooperation. Ron,

We have posted many times about the online banjo magazine, Silver Strings, written especially for new banjo pickers getting started later in life. It is published monthly by Angie Sumpter of Angie'sBanjo.com. Each new issue is available at no cost

We have posted several times this past few weeks about the upcoming CD release from country superstar, Alan Jackson. It is produced by Alison Krauss, and was initially described as being intended to have a bluegrass flavor, though the subsequent

Westvon Publishing has announced the release of the first two volumes in their Hot Banjo Licks series on HotBanjoLicks.com. They are configured to be sold digitally, and purchasers can immediately download tabs in a PDF booklet, and accompanying MP3 audio

Tim Graves, former Osborne Brothers dobro man, and nephew of reso-pioneer Josh Graves, has a new CD available on Pinecastle Records. Titled The Good Things Outweigh The Bad, the new project features Tim as both lead vocalist and dobro player, along

Though known primarily as a bluegrass Gospel band, Carolina Sonshine's newest CD release, The Country Gentleman, is a collection of tributes to Charlie Waller. Other than the title track, written by band member Dennis Cash as a remembrance, all of