Author: John Lawless

Yesterday's edition of The Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) carried an interview with Rhonda Vincent in advance of her show this weekend in West Reading. Her fans may enjoy reading through the article, as it includes some insights into her early

Sammy Shelor called yesterday to let us know that he has hired Andy Ball to replace recently departed mandolinist/tenor singer Jeff Parker in Lonesome River Band. Andy is a young man, just graduated from college, who grew up in Detroit,

Last January, both Brance and I had the chance to attend the Pickin' at the Paramount all star concert in Bristol, TN. The show was an offshoot of one that I helped organize in 2000 (reprised in 2001) to celebrate

Michael Feagan is the newest member of Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, joining the band on fiddle. He had worked previously with Bill Monroe and David Peterson & 1946, as well as country singer and guitarist Jerry Reed. That makes

There is an article in this morning's edition of The Herald Sun with more details about the imminent relocation of the Durham, NC offices of Sugar Hill Records which we reported on Monday. The Herald Sun is the daily paper

Modern Guitars Magazine has posted a press release from Folk Alliance which states that Earl Scruggs will be the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award when they host the Folk Alliance Awards Show in Memphis, TN on February 21, 2007. Posthumous

Washburn Guitars has announced their newest acoustic dreadnaught guitar, the D64SW, just in time for the NAMM Winter Show in Anaheim, CA (1/18-21/07). The D64, which Washburn has dubbed "The Bluegrass," is a solid wood guitar, with a spruce top and

The new (Jan/Feb '07) issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is out, featuring a cover story on J.D. Crowe & The New South. Each member of the band is interviewed, and J.D. shares his thoughts about their latest release, Lefty's Old

Two big pieces of news came from Sugar Hill Records yesterday. First, they announced that their main offices would be moved from Durham, NC to Nashville. The company had been headquartered in Durham since they launched in 1978. In addition, they announced

We just heard from Joe Carr, Assistant Professor of Music in the bluegrass program at South Plains College in Levelland, TX. Alan Munde has announced his retirement from his faculty position at the end of the Spring 2007 term, and