Author: John Lawless

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2009 International Bluegrass Music Awards. There aren't any surprises among this list of worthies, with perennial favorites like Doyle Lawson, Del McCoury, Blue Highway, IIIrd Tyme Out, Dailey & Vincent,

We've commented a number of times about the fertile acoustic string music scene in and around Boston, MA. It is fueled in large part by the number of prestigious and highly selective music schools in the area, and a willingness

The first single from Cloud Of Dust, the upcoming CD from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, has been released online. This will be his first band project in quite a few years, with Ned Luberecki on banjo, Mark Stoffel on

Sarah Hagerman has a a great interview with Tut Taylor up on the Steam Powered Preservation Society web site. Entitled Snapshots, Tapes and Broken Strings, the article includes a career overview of the noted resonator guitarist who has performed and recorded

Mandolin Cafe has a story about an auction being conducted by Christie's in New York on December 3 that should be of interest to mandolinists and collectors of Bill Monroe memorabilia. The Country Music Sale on 12/3 includes the framed, original

Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling is the title Rounder Records has given to a reissued Ralph Stanley CD that has risen from humble beginnings. It was originally released as Sixteen Years on cassette tape in 1985 on Stanley's Rivertracks label,

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will be on the Kojo Nnamdi Show today (8/12) on WAMU to remember Mike Seeger and his music. Mike passed away on August 7 at his home. Cathy and Marcy were good friends of Mike's and

Some names in the entertainment world are big enough that no last name is required for people to know who is being referenced. In our bluegrass world, when you hear "Rhonda," you don't have to hear "Vincent" to know which Rhonda

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lifetime bluegrass street cred, even if they never even thought about bluegrass music again. Their 1970 triple album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, featured stellar guest performances by many of the stars and legends of

Well, it will be a special brick if you take the The Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundationup on their offer and adopt a brick in their Memorial Brick Wall Project. The Foundation is trying to raise sufficient funds to purchase the Bill