Author: John Lawless

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

The next CD from Lonesome River Band, The Road With No End, is scheduled for a July release on Mountain Home Records. Sammy Shelor mentioned yesterday that he has a few more banjo tracks to finish, and then they will

The Copper Creek Bluegrass Calendar has been a popular, if not staple, holiday gift item since they were first introduced in 1991. Not only does each month highlight important dates in bluegrass history, but birthdays of prominent bluegrass artists and

In addition to the Bon Jovi tribute we have mentioned recently, CMH Records had two other new CDs released last week. Both are compilation projects that offer a whole lot of bluegrass music at a bargain price. The first is simply

Thanks to reader Larry Jackson, who tipped us to this lovely Larry Rice tribute which appears in this morning's Citrus County Chronicle. The article by Nancy Kennedy contains quotes from Larry's widow, Linda, brothers Ronnie and Wyatt, and mom Louise

Perennial bluegrass Gospel favorites, The Lewis Family, have released their latest recording, Flyin' High. Audio samples are available and online ordering is enabled from the Lewis Family web site. The site also mentions that Miggie Lewis is scheduled for knee replacement

Sorry I missed this while I was away last week... Billboard and Reuters are reporting that country music superstar Alan Jackson is at work on a bluegrass album, produced by Alison Krauss, which is expected to be released in September of

We found a reference to Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss on a widely read blog, known primarily for political comment and discussion. The blog has the unlikely name of Little Green Footballs, and it is consistently ranked as a Higher