Author: John Lawless

We have posted previously with our high praise for The Stringdusters, based both on our familiarity with these talented young musicians, and on their powerful performances at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass last October. At that time, we alluded to

Rebel Records is set to re-issue a classic bluegrass recording on June 27 when they release Together Again from Don Reno & Red Smiley. This is a re-mastered CD version of an LP that was originally released in late 1971,

Lonesome River Band has announced that they are now represented by Roe Entertainment in Nashville. Jim Roe is the agent, and he can be reached at 615-770-2622, ext 10, or by email. Sammy Shelor with LRB says that they have some

The Grand Ole Opry is chock full of bluegrass this Saturday night, with Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Cherryholmes, Jesse McReynolds, and The Whites all slated to perform during the radio broadcast. This Opry show is a part of their special

We received this note from Dennis Jones, co-host of the popular Goin' Across The Mountain program on WNCW-FM in Spindale, North Carolina. WNCW would like to pass along our best wishes and thoughts for Goin' Across The Mountain co-host Cort Riggs.

Starting tomorrow, May 26, VH1 Country will become CMT Pure Country. If your cable or satellite TV provider offers VH1 Country, the feed will switch to the new CMT network at 6:00 a.m. on May 26. Pure Country is intended

We have posted several times (here and here) about the upcoming Van Halen bluegrass tribute CD from CMH Records, Strummin' With The Devil. It started as just another of CMH's popular grassified tributes, but has grown into something of a

Del McCoury is scheduled to appear on WNYC's Soundcheck program today (5/24) at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), broadcast from New York City - where Del performs tonight at Carnegie Hall. The show is hosted by John Schaefer, a well-respected figure in

We posted back in March about Michael Cleveland's latest solo project on Rounder, Let 'Er Go Boys! At the time, we mentioned that there were no audio samples available online, but they have just been added to the Rounder site.

Yesterday (May 23) was the official release date of Rhonda Vincent's new CD release on Rounder, All American Bluegrass Girl. She did an interview with Nashville's City Paper, which ran in yesterday's edition where she discusses the new CD, and