Author: John Lawless

Well, you can't say they didn't listen. IBMA has announced a number of major changes to the pricing and availability options during this year's World Of Bluegrass Convention in Nashville. As attendance at this flagship event has dwindled in recent years,

Newcomers Ashlee Blankenship & Blades of Blue have released their debut recording this week on Mountain Fever Records. The self-titled CD was engineered and produced by Sammy Shelor, who also guests on banjo and lead guitar on selected tracks. Young Miss

Steve Martin has released a music video for the song Jubilation Day, one of several comic songs on his new album, Rare Bird Alert, produced as a collaborative project with Steep Canyon Rangers. It was shot during the early touring in

The Mountain Heart boys pulled together a video from their very busy day last Saturday. They woke up in Louisville, KY after a local show, did a live radio set, an in-store appearance in support of Record Store Day, and

A video for the debut single from The Roys new album has been released online. It's for the song, Coal Minin' Man, the opening track of their Lonesome Whistle album on Rural Rhythm. Lee and Elaine Roy headed for Kentucky's coal

For all our US friends busily completing their tax returns before tonight's 12:00 a.m. deadline, here's a brief clip of Nickel Creek doing their cover of George Harrison's rant against the 1960's British tax system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7SqXkdKyU

Carlton L Haney, one of the most colorful, larger-than-life characters in a bluegrass world full of strong personalities, passed away on March 16 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was 82 and he had suffered a stroke earlier in the month. Born

Fresh off her second appearance on A Prairie Home Companion over the weekend, Sarah Jarosz is offering a free track download from her upcoming Sugar Hill project online. The song is Annabelle Lee, a wonderful reworking of an Edgar Allan Poe

I spoke last week with Craig Havighurst, noted Nashville writer and PBS radio journalist, about plans the IBMA is hatching to enhance its online presence and outreach efforts. Craig is also a member of the IBMA Board of Directors, and

Grasstowne is scheduled for a visit with Dennis Jones tomorrow (4/16) on Goin’ Across The Mountain, airing Saturday on WNCW from Spindale, NC. The band has a show tomorrow night in nearby Black Mountain, so Alan Bibey and Steve Gulley have