Author: John Lawless

In addition to preparing for IBMA, WAMU's Bluegrass Country host Katy Daley has several big interviews on tap this week during her morning show. This morning (9/23) at 9:00 a.m. (EDT), Katy will speak with Valerie Smith about her 3rd annual

Here's some more info on the upcoming Del McCoury Band CD, Family Circle. It's due for release October 27 on Del's McCoury Music label, recorded with his regular band - sons Rob on banjo and Ronnie on mandolin, with Jason

The Bankester Family is one of 13 acts invited as an official showcase artist for next week's World Of Bluegrass in Nashville. To take full advantage of this opportunity, they have timed the release of their first music video for

Since 1992, Kirk and Becky Brandenberger have managed Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, a radio marketing and promotion service specializing in bluegrass music. Six times each year, a new volume of Prime Cuts has been delivered to hundreds of program directors and

Just last month, we published a Songwriter Profile featuring an interview with Mark "Brink" Brinkman. Brink is also profiled this week on Music from Foggy Hollow, hosted each week on WAMU's Bluegrass Country by Mike Kear. Mike plays some of Brink's

The Bluegrass Ireland Blog posted a sobering piece last week about the continuing unrest in Northern Ireland, and its impact on a bluegrass group based in Lurgan. Sean McKerr and Mel Corry, members of The Tennessee Hennessees, were accosted by brigands

Ricky Skaggs was a guest on the Friday (9/18) edition of All Things Considered, aired on hundreds of NPR radio affiliates all over the US. He was interviewed by Melissa Block about his new CD, Solo - Songs My Dad

The Sound Kitchen has posted a new video from Cadillac Sky, one of several artists they represent. It's a sneak peek of a song from the band's next CD, which is being produced by Dan Auerbach, known for his work

The Denver Post has weighed in on the official debut of Chris Thile's Mandolin Concerto withthe Colorado Symphony on Thursday night (9/17). Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post Fine Arts Critic, was enthusiast about the piece, and hailed Thile as "up-and-coming classical composer

Sam Bush was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday night by the Americana Music Association. His trophy was a handpainted Gibson mandolin - one of the new Sam Bush Limited Edition Inspired By ‘34 Fern models announced earlier