Author: John Lawless

Banjo master Jim Mills is the subject of a short documentary piece produced by UNC-TV, the public television service at the University of North Carolina. The video starts with a musical biography on Mills, covering his early discovery of the banjo

Abigail Washburn spent November and December of 2011 in China, touring along the ancient Silk Road which once served as a trade route between China and the West. The tour was in the form of a cultural exchange, funded by

Crossroads Entertainment and Marketing has announced that they have signed New River Bluegrass to their new Pisgah Ridge label. This bluegrass Gospel group from South Carolina features Barry Long on banjo, Mike Johnson on guitar, Chuck Price on fiddle, Dwayne Brown on bass,

Roe Entertainment has welcomed two new acts into their roster for 2012. In addition to such celebrated artists as Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Lonesome River Band, Dale Ann Bradley, Chris Jones, and Danny Paisley, Jim Roe is now representing The Tuttles

Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie have a couple of news bits for this afternoon. First off, they are celebrating the official release of their latest CD, The Touch Of Time, on Rural Rhythm. It is now available wherever you might purchase

The International Bluegrass Music Museum sent along another set of photos from Bearfoot's two week residency at the museum in Owensboro, KY. The guys and gals were in town to give presentations to school kids in Western Kentucky, something for which

When one door shuts, another opens. Or so it would seem judging by this statement yesterday from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. It is great regret that we, Carolina Road, have to announce cancellation of the Carolina Road Homecoming Bluegrass Festival, which

Pinecastle has dropped a debut single from Niall Toner's upcoming CD, which should be available by the time that Toner makes the trek from his native Ireland to the US for IBMA in the Fall. Niall tells us that that the

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.