Author: John Lawless

I heard recently from Grasstowne mando man Alan Bibey, who reports that tracking for their next CD is complete. They are in the process of mixing now, and hope to have the project delivered to Pinecastle Records shortly. The album is

This column, containing brief reviews of recent CD releases by Richard Thompson, is published in the current (Spring 2009) edition of British Bluegrass News. As it is a lengthy piece, we have broken it into two parts, with the firt

The McPeak Brothers were a fixture on the southeastern US bluegrass scene from the late 1960s through the mid '80s. They appeared on national television and had a number of popular recordings during that time. Four different brothers were members of

I had a nice conversation this afternoon with fiddlemeister Jim VanCleve, during which he shared word about his and Josh Shilling's unexpected trip to St. Croix to play music. Apparently Jim has a business acquaintance who is involved in bringing

Jeremy Garrett will join Katy Daley on Friday morning (5/8) at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on WAMU's Bluegrass Country to talk about his brand new Sugar Hill solo project, I Am A Stranger. The CD features Garrett on fiddle and lead vocals,

A video overview of Gold Heart's recent tour to the UK is now available online. It was created by Gold Heart along with Jens Koch, who played banjo with the band while they were gone across the sea. The video

Charles Dumont, who developed the MandoChords and BanjoChords apps for the iPhone, has a new addition to his roster. JamBuddy will turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into... well, a jam buddy. It will provide either mandolin or guitar accompaniment for

Terry Baucom is the new banjo player with Dale Ann Bradley. He has been doing most of her shows this past few months, and with a few exceptions, will be with her for all live appearances in the foreseeable future. Though

The fourth season of the popular Song Of The Mountains television series will start this week. The show features live bluegrass music performed at the Lincoln Theater in Marion, VA and is carried on dozens of PBS affiliate stations in

Earl Scruggs will be the guest this week on Track-By-Track, airing for the first time today (5/6) at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on Bluegrass Junction, the Sirius-XM bluegrass channel. Earl, along with his sons Randy and Gary, sit with host Kyle Cantrell