Author: John Lawless

Jorma Kaukonen may never be a fixture on the bluegrass circuit, but the eclectic guitarist has been involved in a variety of roots music endeavors since his early days with The Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco's heady 1960s music scene.

Look for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver to appear on this Saturday's Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast (12/30). They are scheduled in the 8:00-9:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to midnight segments. Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys will also be featured,

Greg Cahill, the fearless leader of Special Consensus, sent along a link to a hilarious bit of video on YouTube. It's a short clip from the 1969 spaghetti Western, Sabata, featuring William Berger who played a character named Banjo. The clip

The 2007 edition of The Musician's Atlas is now available, both in print, and via AtlasOnline, which allows members to access the database and marketing tools over the Internet. The Atlas is meant as a resource for independent artists, managers,

The European Bluegrass Blog has an interesting piece up about an historic concert at the renowned Th?©?¢tre du Ch?¢telet in Paris. This past October, noted French violinist Gilles Apap was featured in concert with the Pas-de-Loup Philharmonic Orchestra. Though recognized primarily

BlueHighways TV, the satellite and broadband television network that celebrates the music, folklore, people and traditions of America, has had a good year. In October, they announced a deal with Narrowstep to deliver streaming content from their web site. Last week,

Pinecastle Records has released the live concert video of The Osborne Brothers at Renfro Valley on DVD. The performance, recorded in 1994 and released on VHS video in 1997, features Sonny and Bobby with Terry Eldridge on guitar and vocals,

Travers Chandler, mandolinist with Avery County, has posted a nice remembrance on his MySpace Blog of Charlie Moore, who passed away on December 24, 1979. "Charlie's story is a story of triumph and tragedy. He was a gifted musician. A great

The Recording King banjo company has announced that their instruments will now carry a limited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser. The company is a division of The Music Link, who reactivated the Recording King brand not long ago, a trademark

The Del McCoury Band's MySpace page has recently been updated to include several live audio tracks, recorded earlier this year at Ziggy's in Winston Salem, NC. The live tracks include Count Me Out, Trainwreck Of Emotion, and City Of Stone. Find