Author: John Lawless

Doc Watson's surgery last night has been described as successful, and we are told that Watson came through it well. Sources tell us that his entire colon was removed, and that Doc is resting as comfortably as can be expected after

We have learned that Doc Watson is scheduled to undergo extensive surgery this evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. He was admitted there this morning after his health failed while in another hospital recovering from a fall. This procedure is

Here is the final gallery of images from Frank Baker, shot on Sunday, the final day of last weekend's 2012 Spring Gettysburg Bluegrass festival. You can see the other three galleries here. Big thanks to Frank not only for shooting for

Steep Canyon Rangers have released their first scripted music video, for the song Long Shot from their recent Nobody Knows You album. The new video is being hosted by CMT.com, and is included in the weekly voting at CMT's Pure 12-Pack

We have learned that legendary guitarist and folk singer Doc Watson is hospitalized in Winston-Salem, NC. He is 89 years old. According to two close friends of Watson's, Doc fell on Monday and was taken to a regional hospital near his

Tom Adler, author of Bean Blossom, last year's University of Illinois Press history of Bill Monroe's bluegrass festivals and the Brown County Jamboree, is featured in a new Q&A on the U of I web site. The subject of the interview

Steve Martin just dropped us a line to let everyone know that he is setting aside discounted tickets for IBMA members on his upcoming string of dates with Steep Canyon Rangers. It has been remarked that ticket prices at the performing

In the midst of the announcement about World of Bluegrass moving to Raleigh in 2013, we didn't get to mention two new hires announced by IBMA last week. Katherine Coe has been brought in as Administrative/Media Assistant. This position, revised for

Alt-grass hero Keller Williams and the Travelin' McCourys have teamed up for a new album and a series of live shows this summer. Williams is well known to to grassers on the edge for his collaborations with such icons as String

Young Jessie Baker seems to be fitting right in on his new gig with Dailey & Vincent, finding a place for his many talents in their light-hearted and highly entertaining stage show. Just 21 years old, Baker has already done stints