Author: John Lawless

Alison Krauss has once again been invited to perform at The White House, and will be part of a country/acoustic music celebration on Monday (November 21). She will perform in a trio format with Dan Tyminski and Sierra Hull. Also on the

The good folks at the various Hangout sites have introduced a new feature: teacher directories. All four sites (Banjo Hangout, Fiddle Hangout, Reso Hangout, Flatpicker Hangout) now have searchable directories of instrumental teachers, with listings offered at no charge to instructors

Complete banjo transcriptions from the debut Boxcars CD are now available for download purchase from Ron Stewart's web site. And I do mean complete. Each of the album's 13 tracks are transcribed start to finish - solos and backup alike. Russell Sawler

We've mentioned The Mountain Music Project several times over the past few years, specifically the film they shot in Nepal five years ago. Project principals Danny Knicely and Tara Linhardt visited Nepal in 2006 as part of a cross-cultural adventure

Tonight is the deadline to register for the online lottery to attend the 2012 RockyGrass Academy in Lyons, CO. The Academy is held each year for the week preceding the RockyGrass festival in July, with instructors are typically culled from the

We made a brief reference to Phil Leadbetter on Monday, discussing the changes in Grasstowne over the past five years. We also mentioned that he was continuing cancer treatments for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a diagnosis he received in March of this year. Here is

Rural Rhythm Records has released a video for the song My Sittin' Window from Blue Moon Rising's latest album, Strange New World. It was produced and directed by Clint Keller and features on-screen performances by band members Chris West, Tony Mowell and

Pam Rice has posted that she has brought Tony home from the hospital, where he is continuing treatment for pneumonia. She says that he does not generally tolerate antibiotics or steroids well, but that he is taking his medications and

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones were musical guests on last night's (11/14) episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, performing in support of their new album, Rocket Science. additionally, Béla sat in with the show's band thoughout. During the program, they played Life

Tomorrow, November 15, is the deadline to apply for a spot in the 2012 Leadership Bluegrass class, held in Nashville March 8-10.To make it easier for more music professionals to attend, next year's event has been moved closer to the