Author: John Lawless

  • Sunday at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    Here is our last batch of photos from Pickin' In The Panhandle on Sunday. It was a simply gorgeous day in the mountains, and we all enjoyed some fabulous music and camaraderie. We still have a number of video interviews we

  • Help name the Sherry Boyd show on WBRF

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    We posted back in July that bluegrass radio veteran Sherry Boyd was taking over the popular Blue Ridge Backroads show on WBRF, Blue Ridge County, which covers a large portion of southwest Virginia, northwestern North Carolina, and parts of East Tennessee

  • Dirt Simple Fiddle from Mel Bay

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    Well... we've had Banjo For Dummies, and Bluegrass Mandolin for the Complete Ignoramus. So I suppose that Mel Bay's new book, Dirt Simple Fiddle by Mary Ann Willis, is in good company. Available as both a 60-page book/CD and a downloadable ebook, this new

  • Chris Jones at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    Saturday afternoon at Pickin' In The Panhandle, we had a chance to sit down with Chris Jones and discuss his many roles in the exciting world of professional bluegrass entertainment. In particular, we talked about his weekly humor column at Bluegrass

  • Clay Hess at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    We spent a few minutes backstage with Clay Hess at Pickin' In The Panhandle, where he filled us in on details about his new band, and their upcoming band album. http://www.vimeo.com/49106868   You can see all of our coverage from Pickin' In The

  • Day 2 at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    We had big fun today at the Pickin' In The Panhandle festival. Just around noon, a real worm strangler hit the campground, which stopped the show for an hour or so. Things got re-started, but the rains returned time and again

  • First day at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

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    Here are a few shots from our first day at Pickin' In The Panhandle. Much more coming today, including interviews with Tim Shelton and Chris Jones.   You can see all of our coverage from Pickin' In The Panhandle (photos and interviews)