Author: John Lawless

The IBMA has just announced that Alison Krauss and Ricky Skaggs will host the 2005 Awards Show for the International Bluegrass Music Association, to be held on October 27 in Nashville, TN. This will be the third year in a

Carmel Sheerin & The Ravens, voted European Bluegrass Band of the Year for 2005 this past May, will release their first CD, Runaway, in late August. The band is based in Ireland and features vocalist Carmel Sheerin, her three brothers

The winners of the various competitions at the 70th annual Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, VA are posted on the festival's web site.

Cherryholmes will see the first fruits of their association with Skaggs Family Records realized on September 27 when their self-titled debut project for the Nashville-based label is released. This highly-celebrated family band has been garnering rave reviews for their live

Our friend Angie Sumpter has a directory of banjo instructors accessible through her web site. There is no charge for a student to access the directory when seeking a teacher, or for a banjo instructor to add their information to

I spoke recently with Pat Cloud, banjo player extraordinaire, and am delighted to learn that he is back in the US to stay after many years working primarily overseas. Pat is known in many circles primarily for his contributions to

Those Were The Days is the title for the next CD release from Dolly Parton, with an October 11 release date cited by Sugar Hill Records. The theme of this recording is Dolly doing duets with a number of notable

Uncle Earl, the all-female old time band making such a splash at bluegrass festivals this summer, is featured in the Breaking & Entering column in the August 10 edition of Billboard magazine. This recurring feature offers a glimpse at acts

The Virginia Bluegrass Concert Series debuts October 22, 2005 in Danville, VA. This series is promoted by Just Right Productions, a Florida production company specializing in bluegrass and acoustic music. This first show will feature The Lost & Found and

Noted bluegrass/acoustic songwriter and sideman Keith Sewell steps out front with his debut release on Skaggs Family Records. Love Is A Journey is scheduled for an August 23, 2005 release and features 12 new songs written or co-written by Keith.