Author: John Lawless

Blue Moon Rising will be all over the radio today - but not on your broadcast dial. First off, they will be Kyle Cantrell's guest on his Studio Special series on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14) all this

Continuing with today's video theme, here is a link to a Jimmy Martin interview available on YouTube. It is provided on the YouTube site of James Reams & The Barnstormers, who included the interview as a part of a DVD

The first video from the new Rhonda Vincent CD (which we posted about last month) is scheduled to debut today (7/20) on CMT. The video is for the song Heartbreaker's Alibi, and features an appearance by Dolly Parton, who sings

If you have caught Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at a live performance this past year or so, you may have noticed that they have been including new instrumentals which Ricky has written in the show. The band has been

There has been a great deal of speculation, and a fair amount of misinformation, concerning the status of Audie Blaylock & Redline. We reported back in April that Michael Cleveland had launched a group of his own called Flamekeeper, when

The folks at Banjo.com, in close cooperation with the promotions staff of The Atlanta Braves, are organizing an attempt to break the Guinness Book record for Largest Musical Instrument Ensemble - using banjo players! The event is billed as A

Greg Spatz, fiddler with John Reischman and The Jaybirds, is more than just a talented musician. He is also a published author with two novels and a collection of stories to his credit, who serves as a professor of Creative

This past Sunday's edition of The Huntsville Times included a lengthy feature on Claire Lynch. She is a native of the Huntsville, AL area, where she lives still today. Occasioned by the release of her latest CD, New Day, the article

Just ahead of the July trading deadline, Kenny & Amanda Smith have acquired Joey Cox from BlueRidge for Jason Davis, and a song to be named later. The trade was announced over the weekend by the Bluegrass Commissioner's office. OK...

Rebel Records is pleased to announce the release tomorrow of Don Rigsby's first CD project as a band leader. Don has quite a stellar resume in bluegrass, including stints with The Bluegrass Cardinals, JD Crowe & The New South, Lonesome