Author: John Lawless

Gold Heart will be a featured performer on this afternoon's (7/15) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX, broadcasting at noon (EDT) from Knoxville, TN. The three singing Gold sisters (Analise, Jocelyn and Shelby), along with their dad Trent and crackerjack

Donna Ulisse is providing us with a diary from her visit to Russia with her band, The Poor Mountain Boys. The trip is by invitation from the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission. I just got back

Lost Highways & Treasured Memories is the title of the new CD from Tony Holt & The Wildwood Valley Boys. In true Holt tradition, it features stories of life among the regular folks, told and sung with a sincerity and passion

In our Monday post about Rural Rhythm Records moving their operation from Los Angeles to Nashville, company President Sam Passamano alluded to some new media opportunities for their artists that would be announced soon. Soon was right. Rural Rhythm announced yesterday

This past weekend, the guys from Cumberland River trekked to Harlan, Kentucky to shoot not one, but two music videos in the sweltering heat. Anthony Ladd of Kneelindesign served as director and videographer, with Penni McDaniel of Hope River Entertainment as

Donna Ulisse is providing us with a diary from her visit to Russia with her band, The Poor Mountain Boys. The trip is by invitation from the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission. Today (and I am not sure

We had mentioned earlier in the week that Chris Davis was leaving Marty Raybon's band to work with Junior Sisk, and now have more details about that change. Junior's long-time singing partner, Tim Massey, is getting married and moving on, and

CMT has released a web video of Sierra Hull performing a cover of Someone Like You, written and originally recorded by British pop songstress Adele. In addition to her road band, Highway 111, Sierra is accompanied by Ron Block, Justin Moses,

Chris Pandolfi, erstwhile banjoist for The Infamous Stringdusters and budding videographer, has introduced a fun new feature to 'Dusters' live shows. In something he calls a Stringdusters video autograph, Chris will attach your Flip camera to his banjo headstock for a

New Pinecastle owner Lonnie Lassiter is doing much more than just resurrecting the label after health issues forced founder Tom Riggs to retire in February 2010. They are in the process of creating digital re-issues from the deep catalog of