Author: John Lawless

Joe Mullins is running a fan poll to choose a name for the bus he uses to haul himself and all his Radio Ramblers from place to place. He and the band have narrowed it down to five, and are inviting

"You mean that Tommy Shaw - the guy from Styx?" That was the most common reaction I got when telling folks about The Great Divide, Tommy Shaw's newly-released bluegrass CD. Likewise when I mentioned that I had a great interview with

Big news from Big Sexy... Adam Steffey and his wife Tina are expecting twins in November. The Boxcars mando man and his banjo pickin' wife were married in May of 2008. Their happy news caused Adam to suggest that a family

We've picked up a bit more information on Kenny Smith's upcoming guitar CD. It will be titled Return, as in returning some old guitars to the studio, and is expected on Gat 3 Records in May. Kenny has reunited the rhythm

Rounder has released the debut music video from Alison Krauss' upcoming April album, Paper Airplane. It's for the title track, and is directed by Randee St. Nicholas, who has also directed videos for Reba McEntire, Prince, Alan Jackson and Miranda Lambert. The

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the artists invited to showcase during the main stage events at World Of Bluegrass 2011. These acts are chosen by a committee selected by the IBMA Board, who listen to dozens of recordings

We are sorry to report that Nashville songwriter Harley Allen passed away this morning. He had been diagnosed recently with a stage 4 cancer. Harley was the son of bluegrass legend Red Allen, and performed with his siblings and his dad

Lonesome River Band has announced Randy Jones from Kentucky as their new mandolinist and tenor singer. Bluegrass fans may recall Randy from Larry Sparks' Silver Reflections album in 1986, or more recently as guitarist with Kentucky Wind. He also owns and

Here's exciting news for bluegrass fans and aspiring session producers alike: a chance to spend time in the studio with the Del McCoury Band. The folks at Music Producers Institute have arranged for a limited number of students to spend two

We've tossed some good-natured barbs at Doyle Lawson of late since his decision to bring former Quicksilver bass player Carl White back on drums. Despite some of the grief we took, our intention was never to berate Doyle, but merely