Author: John Lawless

  • Antifogmatic from Punch Brothers in June

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    Continuing in their established trend of terse, esoteric and slightly archaic references for album titles, Punch Brothers have announced that their new CD, Antifogmatic, will be released June 15 on Nonesuch Records. And also continuing in the newly-established trend, they are

  • Special C on Compass as well

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    Compass Records has also announced that the next CD from Special Consensus, simply titled 35, will be released on May 25. The title comes from the astounding fact that Greg Cahill is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the band. Has

  • Peter Rowan signs with Compass

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    Compass Records takes another step towards the bluegrass market with their signing of Peter Rowan yesterday (4/19). Over the past two years, they have released albums from Dale Ann Bradley, The Gibson Brothers, Bearfoot, and the John Hartford String Band,

  • Acoustic bass DVD from Barry Bales

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    AcuTab is set to release the first instructional DVD for one of the most celebrated pickers in bluegrass music. Barry Bales - A Solid Approach To Acoustic Bass is set for an April 27 release. Bales is well-known for his work

  • Noah Crase, RIP

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    Bluegrass lost another of its favorite sons last week. Noah Crase, former banjo player with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys and The Boys From Indiana, died on April 13. He had been born in Barwick, KY in 1934. He

  • Doyle and Katy do VOHP

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    Katy Daley,  long-time DC bluegrass radio personality and morning host at WAMUs Bluegrass Country, recently interviewed Doyle Lawson for the Video Oral History Project, a program managed by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. VOHP was undertaken to

  • Good day for bluegrass radio

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    Today (April 16) offers a couple of options to hear some great live bluegrass on the radio. At noon, Dixie Bee-Liners will perform on Blue Plate Special, airing on WDVX from Knoxville. This is live radio, like the old days... no

  • The Hillbenders – Down To My Last Dollar

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    Down To My Last Dollar, the debut CD from Missouri-based grassers The Hillbenders, was released on April 16. It was produced by Jeremy Chapman and features guest fiddling from Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters. The group has been performing together

  • Amber Collins in The Washington Post

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    Amber Collins, lead singer with No Speed Limit, is profiled in a nice interview today on Clik Track, the Washington Post pop music blog. The piece comes as Collins and her boys are in the midst of the Music From

  • Carolina Hurricane from Lorraine Jordan

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    This past Tuesday (April 12) saw the release of the new CD from Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, Carolina Hurricane. As you might guess from the band and the album title, this project has something of a Carolina theme. Three of