Author: John Lawless

Well that didn't take long... Adam Haynes is barely gone from Dailey & Vincent, and has now hooked up with The Larry Stephenson Band. He'll be playing fiddle and sharing in the vocal duties along with Kyle Perkins on bass, Kevin

Dailey & Vincent have announced that Jesse Stockman has joined the band playing fiddle. Stockman had been playing with The Isaacs this past four years, and before that was with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. He hails from New Mexico, where he

What happens when you turn a 16 year old banjo player loose in wood shop? Well, if you're Kentuckian David Barnett, you make a gigantic banjo bridge. He used time in his carpentry class to create a monster bridge measuring 22''

Make that two headstocks... We heard from Alan Bibey this weekend with an update about the twin mandolin CD he is recording with Wayne Benson. This project has been a long time in coming, with these two top pickers getting together

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America has announced their nominees for their 36th SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards. As the name suggests, this organization supports and honors more traditional bluegrass music with awards being presented for top artists,

Ralph Stanley has been in the studio this month, working on a new album for Rebel Records, one which he has intimated may be his last. This will be an all-Gospel project, produced by his son Ralph Stanley II. Ralph is

The Infamous Stringdusters have posted the second installment in their video chronicle of the band recently-concluded tour of the northeastern US. You'll see the boys share the stage with Tony Trischka, riding the roads in New England, and creating the

Popular country music web site The 9513 has posted a lengthy interview with Randy Kohrs. The piece, written by Sam Gadziak, starts with a heckuva buildup for Kohrs... Having played on more than 500 albums and toured with artists that range

We just heard from Greg Cahill, Special Consensus founder and fearless leader, about how they are spending their Christmas vacation... "Just a note to let you know that we are in Brent Truitt's Nashville studio this week recording 6 new songs

Tim White, host of the popular Song Of The Mountains show on television, informs us that Udell McPeak passed away yesterday morning after a long illness. He was born on June 12, 1935 and died on December 16, 2009. He was