Author: John Lawless

WCNC television in Charlotte, NC did a feature this week on Warren Yates, who builds banjos in a small shop in nearby Hickory. The piece includes interviews with Warren along with Ron Stewart, a prominent Yates endorser, and Dan Tyminski, with

Doors and Windows, the new Compass Records release from Bearfoot, shows just how far this young band has come in a few years' time. Bearfoot consists of Kate Hamre on bass, Mike Mickelson on guitar, Jason Norris on mandolin, Angela Oudean

Brandon Rickman, known to grassers as the talented guitarist and lead vocalist with Lonesome River Band, is set to release his first solo project this summer. Young Man, Old Soul is scheduled for a June 30 release on Rural Rhythm Records.

The Del McCoury Band will be a guest on today's (5/15) edition of Lets Talk Live on Newschannel 8 in Washington, DC. The show airs at noon with a repeat at 3:00 p.m. and the video is streamed live online. Co-host Doug

Cherryholmes will be live on WDVX this afternoon on Blue Plate Special. The show originates from Knoxville, TN where the WDVX signal is broadcast at 102.9 FM. It airs Monday-Friday at noon (ET), and can be heard online via live audio

Mountain Heart will make a stop this morning (5/15) at the studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington, DC on their way up to the Gettysburg festival. They will join Bob Webster at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) for some live music and

There is an embarrassment of riches this Friday (5/15) for folks who can tune in to online radio and TV during business hours. We'll highlight each of several special programs featuring bluegrass artists in the next few postings. First up is

Chris Pandolfi, of Infamous Stringdusters fame, has put together another of his "On The Road" videos, this time from a show the band did with Larry Keel earlier this year in New Jersey. He catches the band in the van, backstage

Fretboard Journal magazine's online talk radio show last week featured a lengthy interview with Roland White. They talk about both he and brother Clarence's music careers and about the new Clarence White instructional book/CD package that Roland has recently published. Clarence and

The new CD from Alecia Nugent, Hillbilly Goddess, officially hit yesterday (5/12) on Rounder Records. To mark its release, they have put together a contest with prizes that echo the theme of the title track, with the winner receiving logo merchandise