Author: John Lawless

  • Facebook war: and the winner is…

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    We told you over the weekend about the Facebook challenge issued by Cia Cherryholmes. She dared Josh Shilling to lock horns with her in a contest to see who could generate the most Facebook friends in 24 hours. Josh accepted reluctantly,

  • Donnie Carver hospitalized

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    Donnie Carver, long time traveling sound man with IIIrd Tyme Out, was hospitalized near his home in North Carolina last week after suffering a heart attack. He suffered a second while in the hospital and his doctors had tentatively planned

  • Cherryholmes in the studio

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    Cherryholmes is starting the new year working on a new CD for Skaggs Family Records. Banjo player Cia Cherryholmes tells us that they will get started in the studio this week, working once again with Ben Isaacs producing. "It's looking like it's

  • David McLaughlin benefit update

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    Claire Lynch tells us that she has received over $5,300 is donations to defray the cost of David McLaughin's new hearing aid, well on the way to reaching the goal of $7,000. We reported last week on how David lost his

  • Bluegrass Jamboree a hit in Germany

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    We had posted back in October about Bluegrass Jamboree, a package show that toured in Germany during the month of December. This was said to be the first such show of its kind, which included sets from Beverly Smith &

  • Bluegrass facebook war

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    Call it the battle of the bluegrass warblers... Cia Cherryholmes, banjo picker and lead singer with Cherryholmes, and Josh Shilling, vocalist with Mountain Heart, have declared a Facebook friend war. As of Sunday morning, Cia is on top with 2,660 while

  • Bobby Osborne to Rural Rhythm

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    Bobby Osborne will be starting out the new year with a new label and plans for two new CD releases. He has signed with Rural Rhythm Records and is already hard at work on his first release with the California-based record