Shawn Lane

Tonight's Travis Book Happy Hour is sure to be a special one, as it is centered on the musical career of the great Tony Rice. All of Travis' Wednesday evening vidcasts are entertaining, featuring live music and discussion with heroes in

Shawn Lane, mandolinist, vocalist, and songwriter with Blue Highway, has released a new single from his upcoming project, Shawn Lane: Family & Friends. The song is one he wrote with Ronnie Bowman, One More, which conveys a message many of us

Shawn Lane, mandolinist, guitarist, and fiddler with Blue Highway, and his wife Gracie have released a single today. Lane is also a principal songwriter for the band, and this song is one he wrote with Gerald Ellenburg called Down Beside

Regular readers will recall a tragic story last year about a young banjo player, Martin Acevedo, lost in a boating accident near his home in South Carolina. Only 26 years old at the time, Martin had been a founding member

Shawn Lane of Blue Highway is out with his family this week doing some shows. The talented southwest Virginia singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist enjoys singing with his wife and their two sons, who now that they are old enough, can

The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in the Boston suburbs provided the perfect cure for cabin fever this year, as the music was hot and the snow that seems drawn to the festival weekend like metal to a magnet stayed away

In a lot of ways, Greg Welty is fairly typical of young bluegrass artists on the rise. The banjo player was born in North Carolina, spent time in college touring with a number of popular bands, and is about to

Shawn Lane has spent the past quarter century touring with Blue Highway on mandolin and fiddle. His sharp tenor voice is a major part of the band's sound, as are the insightful songs he contributes. But some of his strongest original

Audience demand has always been an unstoppable force in the music business, and in today's online environment, new stars can be made in a moment's time. Such is the story of Shawn & Gracie Lane, a pair of bluegrass and Gospel singers

Just about a year ago Shawn Lane, mandolinst/guitarist and vocalist with Blue Highway, introduced a new flatpick to market made from a space age material new to this field. Working with Clemson University engineer associate Brad Poore, they developed a pick