Author: John Lawless

  • Tailor Made, new release from Phoenix

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    We got a note from Eddie King with Phoenix, letting us know that they had recently received copies of their new CD, Tailor Made. Eddie plays mandolin with the Virginia-based group, which also includes David Coffey on guitar, Jim Green

  • Carpenter Violin Shop Concerts on DVD

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    Fiddlers, and fans of fiddle music in the Nashville area, have made a point to catch the occasional concerts held at The Violin Shop on Old Hickory Boulevard. The shows are always intimate, performed with no amplification in a 60

  • Del McCoury featured in Amazon/UPS video

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    The Del McCoury band is currently the featured subject in a UPS Special Delivery feature on Amazon.com's site. This is a regular segment in their weekly Amazon Fishbowl video, where an artist or author personally delivers an order to an

  • Win IBMA tickets from Knee Deep In Bluegrass

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    Cindy Baucom is giving away an IBMA Awards Show vacation getaway package through Knee Deep In Bluegrass, her syndicated radio program. The winner will receive 2 VIP tickets for the International Bluegrass Music Awards show in Nashville on September 28,

  • Debut project from Tresa Jordan

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    Tresa Jordan is the name of a new CD project from this bluegrass and country singer/songwriter, just released on South River Road Records. A debut single, I Turn To Country, has been promoted in recent weeks to country radio, and

  • Episode#39 – Andy Hall

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    Episode #39 continues on the heels of last week's discussion with Chris Pandolfi. This time, we are talking with dobroist/vocalist Andy Hall, also of The Infamous Stringdusters, and a fellow graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Andy

  • Dixie Bee-Liners head south

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    The Dixie Bee-Liners could be seen as an anomaly in the rapidly expanding world of bluegrass and acoustic music - a male/female, singer/songwriter duo playing Appalachian-inflected original music with their band, originally from a base in New York City. On second

  • John Cowan spends 5 Minutes with Wichita

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    John Cowan is the guest on the latest edition of 5 Minutes With Wichita, the occasional podcast from our buddy Wichita Rutherford. Their discussion is hilarious, as is generally the case, especially their duet recitation of a song Wichita composed