Author: John Lawless

John Cowan will be the interview guest on Friday's (6/25) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD, airing on WFDU-FM from 9:00 a.m to noon (EDT). The Cow Man will call in from the road at 11:00; he is on the Doobie

The Graves Mountain Festival of Music has been a staple event on the bluegrass calendar each year since they held their first event 18 years ago. Held annually on or near the Memorial Day weekend, Graves has had a traditional

The Infamous Stringdusters have teamed up with The Artist Farm, Cerberus Productions and Devils Backbone Brewing Company to kickoff a new 2-day camping festival near Charlottesville, VA. The Festy Experience will be held over the Columbus Day weekend, October 9-10,  on

King Wilkie has released a 6 song live album, Wilkie Family Singers Live, available as a digital download from the band's web site. The group has undergone an interesting metamorphosis this past 8 years. They first emerged as a band of

Look for a new release from Tim O'Brien on July 13, an opportune date as this will mark the 13th solo project since his first in 1984. The new album is fully self-produced, and will be on Tim's Howdy Skies Records.

Bluegrass Gazette has launched as an online community site to promote and foster the bluegrass scene in Canada. It takes the form of both a monthly magazine, and a social networking interface under the direction of editor Rick Thompson. Monthly columns

USA Today had a nice feature on Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers in yesterday's (6/21) edition. The piece by Jerry Shriver is fairly typical of many such articles that have been published since Steve began touring in support of The

We heard from Larry Stephenson last night with news of another bluegrass legend experiencing a health problem over the weekend. This time, it isn't a pioneering performer, but a master of making things work behind-the-scenes. Larry tells us that Lance Leroy,

Mark Freeman at Rebel Records shares a story about bluegrass legend Paul Williams, who remains a solid trooper at an age when most men would be fully retired and spending his life close to home. "Paul fell in the shower and

Punch Brothers continue to pop up everywhere you look, offering more evidence of how large an audience they have found for their unique acoustic/bluegrass/pop/rock hybrid. Two more prestigious publications have taken a look at their output in the past few