Author: John Lawless

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 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

The folks at BluegrassCountry.org are in a festive mood this week, as they celebrate the start of their fifth year of cybercasting bluegrass music, and two weeks of special programing and events in recognition of this milestone. This Internet bluegrass radio

The August 2006 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited is on its way to subscribers, with the new edition of Lonesome River Band on the front cover. The LRB article by Bill Conger is primarily about the recent personnel changes in the

Incorporated within the Pioneer Music Museum in Anita, IA, is located America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, a project of the National Traditional Country Music Association. Founded in 1976 with a wide-ranging induction of "nearly everyone of national

The popular Internet video sharing service YouTube was in the news last week, as a Los Angeles journalist filed suit against them for copyright infringement after a YouTube user posted video shot by the reporter on his YouTube page. The

We made mention of the launch of Fretboard Journal late last year, when the inaugural issue was set to be published. We have just received word that their third edition is being mailed now to subscribers, with a publication date

Voila!! After much consternation, trial and error, and long distance coaching, it appears that I have successfully uploaded what should have been last week's edition of The GrassCast. My apology for the delay. Hopefully this week's episode will be uploaded

Just last week, Lonesome River Band celebrated the release of The Road With No End, their tenth project as a band, and their first with the newly-reconstituted membership. Bandleader Sammy Shelor has brought former Lost & Found lead singer Barry

The American Made Banjo Co, Inc. based in Boston, MA, has been quite active this past year. Owner Tom Mirisola reactivated the Kel Kroydon brand, and has been offering both replicas of these pre war banjos, and more modern variants