Author: John Lawless

  • Fanning The Fire wins Colorado film prize

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    We posted back in April about Fanning The Fire, a short documentary film about bluegrass music that was produced in association with the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Texas. The film follows Texas teen Lucas White in his bluegrass adventure from a

  • Mountain Heart, Charlie Sizemore on Mountain Stage

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    There's bluegrass a'plenty on this weekend's edition on Mountain Stage, airing on dozens of NPR affiliates across the US. Nashville bad boys Mountain Heart will be featured, as well as Michigan's Greensky Bluegrass and the singing bluegrass attorney, Charlie Sizemore -

  • Jim Gabeheart makes the news

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    I've known a number of banjo picking attorneys in my day (insert joke here), but Jim Gabeheart is the first five-slinging prosecutor to make my acquaintance. In addition to his duties as an Assistant Prosecutor in Lincoln County, WV, Jim plays

  • Songwriter series from Paper Airplane

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    Alison Krauss & Union Station have launched an interesting feature on their web site to complement the latest CD, Paper Airplane. It's a Songwriter Series where the writers for each track speak a bit about their contribution to the album. The

  • Driftwood on Best of Bluegrass

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    Bob Mitchell, host of Best Of Bluegrass, will welcome Driftwood to his show this week, broadcasting via Radio Bluegrass International (RBI), a project of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. They will be performing music from their 2010

  • Kimberly Williams on the mend

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    Kimberly Williams, bass player and vocalist with The Expedition Show, and principal with East Public Relations, is at home recovering from gall bladder surgery earlier this week. She is on light duty for a bit, but is back at work just

  • Yonder Mountain at All Good

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    Milo Farineau captured some terrific images of Yonder Mountain String Band at the All Good Festival in West Virginia a few weeks back. Milo will also be shooting at FloydFest this weekend.

  • Darin & Brooke on TV in Charlotte

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    Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and their talented band, were guests Monday (7/25) on the Charlotte Today show, broadcast on WCNC in Charlotte, NC. They performed the song Wildflower, from their upcoming Mountain Home CD, So Much In Between. Brooke takes the