Author: John Lawless

  • Terry Baucom – steady and stonefaced

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    I happened to catch Terry Baucom on stage last weekend with the Mountain Heart & Tony Rice show at Roanoke Fiddlefest. It was a terrific show, and this memento of the performance is a classic. It was created by Jenny Conner,

  • The new Voice capo

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    OK...  I know what you're thinking. How can a voice capo fit around your neck? That's not what it's about. Voice is the name of this interesting new device from Artioli Designs which allows a guitarist to "hold down" a common

  • I Got All My Sisters With Me

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    Rural Rhythm is promoting a single from My Sisters And Me, the upcoming CD from Gold Heart. Gold Heart is made up of sisters Analise, Jocelyn and Shelby Gold along with papa Trent Gold and banjo picker Russ Carson. Dad plays

  • Graham VanCleve revealed

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    We posted on July 21 about the birth of Graham David Van Cleve, second child of Mountain Heart fiddler Jim Van Cleve and his lovely wife, Desneige. His dad had been tardy in getting us a photo, but here is little

  • Update on the electric bass follies at Galax

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    Here's an update on story about the electric bass ban in the campground at Galax which we posted yesterday. Officials at the 2009 Old Fiddler's Convention shut down jams on Monday night which included an electric bass (and amplifier) in response

  • On The Other Side video from D&V

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    The first music video from Dailey & Vincent's latest Rounder project, Brothers From Different Mothers, has been posted on YouTube after being only available at CMT.com in July. It's for the song, On The Other Side, and features the guys in

  • Grascals reach beyond their base

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    The Grascals have just learned that they have a single shipping to country radio. But it's not from their current CD. It's a track they recorded with Hank Williams Jr. for his new new release, 127 Rose Avenue. The song, All The

  • Part 3 of The Dusters out west

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    Chris Pandolfi has now posted the third installment in his video travelogue of The Infamous Stringdusters' summer tour of the western US. This time out, we find the guys at the Northwest String Summit in North Plains, OR. See our heroes