Author: John Lawless

The Travel Channel has a block of shows tonight (5/5) from their popular Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern program. The premise of the show is that the host travels far and wide to sample some of the most unusual -

We got a note last week from our friend Big Mike Ramsey about an event that many of our readers will want to support. It's a benefit show scheduled for this weekend (5/9) for John Shuffler, one of the unsung

Doyle Lawson's latest Rounder release, Lonely Street, hits today (5/5). In keeping with his current practice of alternating themes every other CD, this project is a primarily secular recording. The material is drawn from some of today's top songwriters, with a

The Farewell Drifters are hard at work on their next CD, but with inevitable delays pushing back a release date, the guys have decided to issue a single on a 3-track EP. Keeping with the metaphor of a single from

I commented a few weeks back on the volume of new CDs scheduled for release this Spring. What I didn't mention at the time is how many are from female artists. Of course, we've had talented women involved in bluegrass since

Ned Luberecki, noted banjo picker and Sirius XM bluegrass radio host, will be combining these two professional callings during his Sunday shows this month. Starting this weekend, Ned will bring the banjo along for his Sunday afternoon shift on Bluegrass Junction,

Sam Bush will be a musical guest on this weekend's edition of A Prairie Home Companion, aired on hundreds of public radio stations throughout the US. The show will be broadcast live on Saturday afternoon (5/2) at 6:00 p.m. (EDT)

Cherryholmes has debuted a new music video, for the song Bleeding from their current Skaggs Family release, Don't Believe. The video has the band in the bus, doing sound check and on stage for a show. This one is an all-family

The East Tennessean, the student paper for East Tennessee State University, is reporting that the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music program at the school is hoping to expand from a minor in the Appalachian Studies department to a four

Larry and Dreama Stephenson welcomed their baby girl to the world last Saturday. Falon Whysper Sidney Stephenson was born on the morning of April 25, weighing in at 6 lbs, and standing 18'' tall. Hearty congratulations to Larry and Dreama, who had