Author: John Lawless

Banjo player, Alison Brown and her band will be performing this Saturday on the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast. She will be featured in the 9:30-10:00 p.m. and 12:30-1:00 a.m. segments (all times eastern). Noted not only for her fluid,

Last week, All Things Considered on NPR carried a feature on County Records' 3 CD reissues containing field recordings of clawhammer banjo music. Originally released on vinyl in the mid-60s, these recordings were heralded by folklorists, and celebrated by fans

Fiery fiddler, and three-time IBMA award winner, Michael Cleveland's new CD, Let 'Er Go Boys! is out on Rounder Records. It features 17 tracks, with guest artists Vince Gill, Del McCoury, Dan Tyminski, Larry Sparks, Tim O'Brien, Jeff White, Audie

Carl Thomas Smith: 1938-2006 We share the sadness and loss felt at the passing of Carl Thomas Smith, who was killed in an accident at his home late last week. His contributions to bluegrass were huge, as he sired and encouraged

This weekend, Garrison Keillor will welcome Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder as his guests on the popular A Prairie Home Companion radio program, broadcast live from The Historic State Theater in Minneapolis on April 1. The show is in its

Tuesday's edition of the Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record featured an article on Eastern Mennonite University student (and Harrisonburg resident) Reed Jones, who plays guitar with Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap. They took first prize in the 2006 SPBGMA International

Fans of the award-winning bluegrass group IIIrd Tyme Out can now interact with one anther and get up-to-date info on the band's activities on their Yahoo Groups site. There is no cost to join the group, and members can read

IBMA members are accustomed to receiving a copy of the organization's bimonthly publication, International Bluegrass, in the mail six times each year. Starting with the current March/April issue, most of the articles that make up each edition will be viewable

Tim Scheerhorn's name is among the most reverentially uttered in the world of resonator guitars. The instruments he builds are used by many of the most highly regarded players in bluegrass and acoustic music, and the reputation and limited availability

If you attend many bluegrass or acoustic music shows, you've surely encountered young fiddle phenom, Casey Driessen. Just 27 years old, he's toured with Chris Jones, Tim O'Brien, B???la Fleck and folk/country rebel, Steve Earle since graduating from Berklee College