Author: John Lawless

Traveling this past weekend, I spent almost 8 hours on the road. Much of it was taken up in careful, repeated listening to Paper Airplane, the upcoming project from Alison Krauss & Union Station. You won't be shocked to learn

Wow... lots of new releases to note for March 22. What is it about the end of March? Rural Rhythm Records has three projects that hit today. I'm sure that we will have more to say about each of them, but

Noted fiddler and former Osborne Brothers sideman Blaine Sprouse is set to re-engage his musical bone after a lengthy period of inactivity. During the 1970s, Sprouse was one of the most active fiddlers in Nashville. Music had come calling in the

Brian Setzer has been something of  a musical enigma over his 30 year career in pop music. He first hit as a rockabilly guitar hero with Stray Cats, followed by time with Robert Plant's Honeydrippers, and eventually his own swing/jump

On February 26, the 15th Annual Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Concert was held in Bristol, TN at the historic Paramount Theater. The show is produced each year by the Appalachian Cultural Music Association to raise money to fund their Benny

Digger Cleverly, was interviewed for last week's edition of the Inside Music Row television program, where he spoke with IMR's Kelly Lynn about The Cleverlys, their unique style of entertainment, and the new concert DVD the band will release shortly. The

We've posted before about Monroeville, their strong contemporary bluegrass sound, and their aggressive approach to marketing and promotion. The band emerged almost fully intact from working with Barry Scott, and have been recording and promoting their new venture since they

Rounder has released another short video tease from the upcoming Alison Krauss & Union Station album, Paper Airplane. The song is Dimming Of The Day, one of the most stirring and emotive tracks on this fine CD. The entire record is

The folks at Bluegrass Underground are stoked about the news that their live concert series will be carried on PBS television affiliates starting in the Fall of 2011. The show has been running as a radio program on WSM since August

I'll be on WFDU with Carol Beaugard this morning (3/17) at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to talk about The Speed Of Bluegrass, our brand spanking new theme song (written by Jim VanCleve), set for a digital release on Tuesday (3/22). I'm looking