Author: John Lawless

  • Dierks Bentley – Up On The Ridge

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    We've posted a few times already about country crooner Dierks Bentley, and his upcoming CD, Up On The Ridge. It is due on June 8 from Capitol Records, with an assist from Sugar Hill, and is being promoted as his

  • Rounder acquired by Concord Music Group

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    We have just received information that Rounder Records has been acquired by a major independent California-based entity, Concord Music Group. Rounder is the home of such noted artists as Alison Krauss & Union Station, JD Crowe & The New South,

  • Quebe Sisters on Woodsongs

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    We've posted a few times about The Quebe Sisters, a fascinatingly retro sibling trio from Fort Worth who combine triple fiddles with tight three-part harmony on both original and classic Texas swing music. They were a smash hit at IBMA

  • Gerald Evans RIP

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    We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout

  • Checking in with Sarah Jarosz

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    We had the opportunity recently to check in with Sarah Jarosz, who is doing double-duty as a touring singer/songwriter, and taking a full load of courses as a first year student at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. Her debut

  • Announcing Still-House

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    It's always exciting when a new bluegrass band hits the scene, especially when it is made up of dynamic young pickers and singers who have already demonstrated their bona fides. Still-House is just such a group, formed from the members of

  • Elizabeth from Runaway Freight

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    We got a note from Matt Ford, guitarist and vocalist with Runaway Freight. He wanted to let us know about the band's new single, Elizabeth, which he co-wrote with Dennis Goodwin. The song tells the story of an Irish immigrant ship

  • New single from Lonesome River Band

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    The first single from the next Lonesome River Band CD has gone out to radio. It's a medium-tempo ballad called Record Time Machine written by Marvin Clark, and tells the story of "that old RCA phonograph record time machine" that

  • Buy a box set, win a Collings uke

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    The various box set offers for Letters In The Deep from Cadillac Sky are just now shipping - in advance of the official June 8 release date. This is the band's first album with their new label, Dualtone, and they have

  • Larry Cordle remembers Gerald Evans

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    Larry Cordle also sent along this remembrance of his friend and fellow Kentuckian, Gerald Evans. "Bluegrass lost a great musician saturday April 10, 2010. His fiddle silenced by that scourge of mankind, cancer. Gerald Evans was far too young to leave