Author: John Lawless

Atlanta TV newsman on Guinness banjo record

Jeff Dore, a journalist with WSB-TV (Channel 2) in Atlanta had a bird’s-eye view of the recent record-setting banjo pickin’ at…

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CMT Pickin’ Party at IBMA

The folks at CMT.com, the online home of Nashville’s Country Music Television network (CMT), will once again host a CMT Pickin’…

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Daughters of Bluegrass perform on XM

Lorraine Jordan and nine of her fellow Daughters Of Bluegrass join Kyle Cantrell of XM Satellite Radio on this week’s edition…

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Dolly Parton acoustic compilation set

Sugar Hill is set to release an interesting 4-disc set from Dolly Parton on October 10. The box set will consist…

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Doyle Lawson accepts National Heritage Fellowship

We told you back in June that Doyle Lawson was to be the recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship Award from…

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Banjo Guinness Record photos

As promised, John Drummond sent along some photos of the Guinness Record event last night at Turner Field in Atlanta. They…

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Nothin’ Fancy unfazed by minor bus mishap

The Nothin’ Fancy web site reports that their tour bus was rear-ended by a pickup truck as they were en route…

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New Guinness Book record for banjo pickers

Well, they did it! We have posted several times this summer about plans by the folks at Banjo.com to obtain a…

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Youth scholarship opportunities end tomorrow

We have posted previously about the scholarships offered each year by the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend, sponsored by Gibson, and now renamed…

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IBMA events listing

Last month, we mentioned that we were once again setting up a searchable database of IBMA week events on Bluegrass Today….

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