Author: John Lawless

Two more gems from the Rebel Records catalog are set for digital re-release next Tuesday (11/23). One each from Del McCoury and The Country Gentlemen will be available from iTunes, Amazon, or wherever you shop for audio downloads. The 1975 Rebel

Just in time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, the Owenboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau has made a Bill Monroe ad buy for the huge digital billboard in New York's Times Square. The ad will run November 15 to January

Jimmy Gaudreau has a new CD from Goose Creek Music, entitled Pieces and Bits. It's just what the title suggests - recordings of all manner of mandolin music featuring Jimmy with a who's who of acoustic instrumental all-stars. The tunes

For the past several years, IBMA has tried to interest members n wellness issues, offering seminars at their annual convention to help music professionals look after their health proactively. Living on the road and working odd hours can place a

The acoustic music scene in Boston has brought forth a number of exciting young groups this past few year. Crooked Still set the bar high with their recordings, and others like Joy Kills Sorrow, Broken Blossoms, Della Mae and The

Another young group that is making waves in the bluegrass/acoustic world is Rockin' Acoustic Circus, an Oklahoma band of talented teens - with one "old guy" riding herd. Their ages range from 15 to 18 (plus the "old guy") and

Who doesn't love cute kids playing bluegrass? I know I do. Presented for your musical enjoyment... the quick pickin' Mizzone Brothers from Lebanon Township, NJ. Big brother Tommy (13) plays mandolin and guitar, with younger siblings Robbie (11) on fiddle and

In our continuing coverage of the Spanish bluegrass scene... Lluis Gómez, influential Spanish banjo pioneer and long-time member of the Barcelona Bluegrass Band, has just published the first-ever banjo instruction book in Spanish. Manual de iniciación al banjo de cinco cuerdas

Back in April we shared some information about the Cubero Brothers, Los Hermanos Cubero, a guitar/mandolin duo from Spain who inject a healthy dose of Bill Monroe into the traditional folk music of España. The brothers are Roberto on mandolin

Following the success of their October raffle to raise money for popular South Carolina banjo picker Al Osteen, Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music (POSAM) and Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) are sponsoring a second similar fundraiser. Osteen has been an influential picker