Author: John Lawless

  • Bogus Martin guitars in China

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    WFMZ News in Allentown, PA is reporting that CF Martin has run into a frustrating roadblock as it attempts to start marketing their guitars in China. It turns out that a Chinese company has already registered the right to build and

  • Rhonda Vincent with Earl Scruggs on WSM

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    This afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (EST), Rhona Vincent will debut an hour-long radio show on WSM 650 AM in Nashville. This will be the first of what she hopes will be many such programs,and her very special guest this afternoon will

  • Sierra Hull in 2011

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    Sierra Hull has a number of major milestones coming up this year. On March 8, Daybreak, her sophomore CD from Rounder Records is set to hit, and she is currently at work in Tennessee on her first music video in

  • Emerging Artist Support Group forum

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    We posted in January about a new group of musicians and industry professionals in the bluegrass world who have come together to create and nurture opportunities for new and emerging artists in our community. They are just getting started, but

  • Mountain Home signs Mountain Faith

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    Mountain Faith, a young family bluegrass Gospel group from western North Carolina, has signed on with Mountain Home Music to release a new album in May of 2011. The band consists of proud papa Sam McMahan on bass, along with his

  • Sierra Hull in 2011

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    Sierra Hull has a number of major milestones coming up this year. On March 8, Daybreak, her sophomore CD from Rounder Records is set to hit, and she is currently at work in Tennessee on her first music video in

  • Big news about Monroe biopic

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    Bill Graham is reporting over at Mandolin Cafe that plans for the Bill Monroe film biography we have discussed previously seem to be well under way. The project is the brainchild of actor Peter Sarsgaard and his wife and fellow actor,

  • Nothin’ Fancy finds new home

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    Popular Virginia group Nothin' Fancy was among the many recording acts left homeless when Pinecastle Records closed their doors a year ago. They are happy to announce today that they expect to shortly sign with the Virginia Dreams label, based

  • New Gospel album from Mike Scott

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    Mike Scott is known to most bluegrass fans as a banjo picker, having spent lengthy stints with Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Jim & Jesse and Ronnie Reno. But Scott is also a talented vocalist and songwriter with a

  • More bad news about music sales

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    You don't have to follow the music industry closely to encounter news reports about the continuing decline in sales of recorded music. Piracy, YouTube, video games, and a decline in the quality of popular music have all been offered to