Author: John Lawless

We heard recently from Gian Luca Naldi, banjo picker with Italian bluegrassers Bononia Grass. The band has been recording in Bologna, working on their second CD release, which they hope to have out sometime this summer. Luca sent along this video

The Grand Ole Opry has announced that shows this week have been moved to other venues due to the dramatic and tragic flooding in and around Nashville. Opry officials are only speaking about the short term just now, but photos and

If you follow weather news, you'll have heard about the terrible rains that flooded the Nashville area over the weekend. They received 18 inches of rain in 2 days, and the Cumberland River is elected to reach 52 feet before

The Austin Chronicle has a piece, published on April 28, about the most recent taping of Austin City Limits the night before. Featured on the program, which will air nationally on PBS at a later date, was young Texas songstress Sarah

While central Tennessee saw record rainfall this weekend, many a bluegrass and country music fan worried about their favorite entertainers traveling to and fro on flooded highways. Southwest Virginia escaped the deluge, yet saw the loss of two bluegrass performers

Congratulations to the winners in our Still Inside comment contest. They will each receive a copy of Still Inside - The Tony Rice Story from Word Of Mouth Press. Tony chose the winners from a list of finalists compiled by co-author

Also in mailboxes this week is the May/June issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, with a handsome photo of Don Rigsby on the cover. There is also an in-depth and very candid interview with Don on the inside. He discusses his intense

Tompkins Square is set to re-release a classic album from Roland White on June 1. I Wasn't Born To Rock'n Roll was initially released by Ridge Runner Records in 1976, while Roland was working as a member of Country Gazette, who

With the upcoming May 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, Lee Michael Demsey will celebrate 20 years compiling National Bluegrass Survey, the singles and album chart that has appeared in the magazine since 1990. The chart debuted in the May 1990 issue,

Mel Bay has published a new mandolin book, written by Joe Carr. Entitled Mandolin For Seniors, it is a beginner's manual especially geared for older learners. Larger fonts are used with an nod towards eyes that are "formerly young," and the