John Cowan

We've mentioned a couple of times recently that newgrass pioneer John Cowan was touring on bass with The Doobie Brothers this summer, reprising a role he had originally held with the band in the mid-1990s. That tour is about halfway

John Cowan will be the interview guest on Friday's (6/25) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM from 9:00 a.m to noon (EDT). The Cow Man will call in from the road at 11:00; he is on the Doobie

Mountain Heart was back in the studio yesterday, putting finishing touches on their upcoming EP project. As we have reported before, this project will find the buys showcasing their new, edgier, more rock-inflected sound - something they have been sliding

John Cowan has quite a history in and around bluegrass music. He first burst onto the scene in 1974 as the bass player with Newgrass Revival, with whom he toured and recorded until 1990. His soaring vocals became as much

Not long ago we posted a couple videos of Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen as they travelled to Nashville and worked on a new recording project. The recording is now finished, mixed, and mastered. Frank kindly sent along a couple

The John Cowan Band will be performing live today (4/2) on Blue Plate Special, which airs on WDVX from Knoxville. The show airs at noon (EDT) and you can catch it over the air in and around Knoxville at a02.9

Bluegrass Underground has generated quite a buzz since the concert radio program debuted in 2008. Shows are recorded before a live audience each month, with segments broadcast weekly on WSM from Nashville. The buzz comes not just from the fabulous

John Cowan has always been something of a maverick in, and on the fringes of the bluegrass music world. His first introduction to bluegrass fans came when he joined New Grass Revival in 1974, where he held forth as bass player

Here's a surprising change of pace... John Cowan, known for decades for his blues and rock-inflected take on newgrass and Americana music, had recorded a Christmas CD for Koch Records. The project is titled Comfort & Joy, and it is due

Multiple updates after the jump... It seems that the very promising series of projects announced last fall to commemorate The Bluegrass Hotel in Louisville, KY is falling victim to poor communication and inattention to detail. After discussions with Bill Millet, one of