Author: John Lawless

We just heard from Alan Bibey that the new Grasstowne CD, The Other Side Of Town, is now available online. This, their second recorded project for Pinecastle Records, won't be officially released until October 6, but the band has pre-release copies

Another bluegrass baby! Eli Green Hayes was born August 20, 2009 at 2:22 p.m, the first grandson of Rick Hayes, former long-time mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers and chief luthier with Rick Hayes Instruments in Cincinnati, OH. His proud parents are Rick's

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be featured on this morning's (9/24) edition of Katy Daley's show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. The guys stopped by the WAMU studios in Washington DC on their way to perform at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival this

David Davis was interviewed recently by Alabama Arts Radio for a broadcast on August 23. The wide-ranging discussion with Deborah Boykin includes his memories of The Louvin Brothers, Charlie Monroe and his uncle Cleo Davis, who played with Bill Monroe and

Sam Bush answers the question, "Where did you find all those wonderful musicians in your band?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjXODiUtS7E

Here's another great weekend TV viewing option. The broadcast of Alison Krauss & Union Station at The White House (with Brad Paisley and Charley Pride) airs on GAC this weekend. If you didn't get to watch it live online, you can

Devil Of The Trail, the first single from Randy Kohrs' upcoming CD, Quicksand, is on its way to bluegrass radio. The song tells a pioneer tale, the story of a young woman risking everything to start a new life in the

No... these are a different sort of awards. After winning several armloads of trophies at IBMA 2008, Dailey & Vincent may be accustomed to walking off stage with major awards. But handing them out, not so much. But that's just what they've

Another new CD due this fall that has caught my attention is Deep In The Shade, the third Rebel release from Steep Canyon Rangers. The project reunites the band with producer Ronnie Bowman and engineer Wyatt Rice with whom they collaborated

The first video from Alecia Nugent's Hillbilly Goddess CD has appeared online. The video is for the song, Don't Tell Me, written by Buddy and Julie Miller, and shot and edited by Glenn Sweitzer. It's a lovely song and a very attractive