Author: John Lawless

Katy Daley has a couple of major guests scheduled this week during her morning show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Tuesday (1/31) at 9:15 (EST), Graham Sharp from Steep Canyon Rangers will join Katy by phone to talk about the band's upcoming

Mountain Fever Records has pegged February 14 as the release date for the self-titled debut album from The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show. But you don't have to wait for Valentine's Day to have a listen. Tonight at 8:00 p.m.

Australia's Davidson Brothers have picked up another major award, the 2012 Golden Guitar for Instrumental of the Year at the Jayco CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia. The trophy came for the smokin' bluegrass tune, OMFG, from their 2011 album Here To

We heard from Greg Cahill last night, with news that Special Consensus' trusty travel van, Snowball, had reached a major milestone. You may recall that the band was offering an autographed copy of their upcoming album to whomever guessed Snowball's location

County Clare, a side project for Shannon Slaughter when not traveling with Lou Reid & Carolina -  a side project when Lou isn't out with Seldom Scene - has announced some personnel changes. Shannon has had some impressive chart success with

When Music Shed closed its doors in December, they found themselves with a substantial amount of inventory remaining - even after a month-long going-out-of-business sale. Rather than offer these bluegrass recordings as a lot at auction, the company made the decision

Raleigh, NC is not the only city wooing IBMA's World of Bluegrass once its contract with the Nashville Convention Center expires this year. Lousiville, KY - which hosted the event prior to the move to Nashville - has also launched a

The International Bluegrass Music Association is not only looking to hire a new Executive Director, they are also seeking a new home for their annual convention, World of Bluegrass. This week long event, which combines an industry trade show, awards celebration

Special Consensus is one of the most well-traveled bands in bluegrass. And so, by extension, is their trusty Turtle Top van, Snowball. It has taken them all across the US and Canada since it went into service in December 2002. Greg Cahill and

The family of groundbreaking Gospel songwriter Albert E. Brumley has announced the formation of the I'll Fly Away Foundation, named for his most popular song. The organization is chaired by Brumley's granddaughter, Betsy Brumley, and was chartered with a mission to