Author: John Lawless

We posted a note earlier this week about the birth of Joshua Andrew Miller, newborn son of NewFound Road's banjo man, Josh Miller. Little Josh burst onto the scene Monday at nearly ten pounds. We promised at the time to put

When I started learning to play bluegrass music as a teenager in the mid-1970s, the bluegrass mecca was the Washington, DC area. Seldom Scene and The Country Gentlemen were headquartered there, both considered wildly progressive by the traditionalists of that

It's been ten years since the Sam Bush model Gibson mandolin was introduced to market. During that time, it has been a strong seller for Gibson, and the impetus for them to create limited edition artist models for a number of

WAMU's Bluegrass Country and Bluegrass Unlimited magazine have joined forces to bring a new monthly radio program to the air, starting this weekend. Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown will be broadcast on the last Saturday of each month from 11:00 a.m.

Here's video from the performance from The Infamous Stringdusters earlier this week on Let's Talk Live, broadcast on Newschannel 8 in Washington, DC. The guys cut versions of Fork In The Road and Bound For Tennessee, before host Doug McElway joins

We have learned that Margie Sullivan, of The Sullivan Family, is hospitalized in Mobile, AL after suffering a massive heart attack on Monday evening. Margie and her husband Enoch have been performing and recording bluegrass Gospel in the southern US for

Josh Miller, banjo picker with NewFound Road, and his wife Jessie are celebrating the birth of their first child. Joshua Andrew Miller was born Monday morning (4/20), weighing in at 9 lbs 14 oz. We'll post a photo as soon as

Alecia Nugent's next CD, Hillbilly Goddess, isn't due for release until May 12, but it has already generated something of a buzz in the music world. Early reviews and response from radio have been solidly positive, and both Rounder Records

The debut, self-titled CD from Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa is now available. Taylor is familiar to bluegrass lovers from his 24 years with Country Current, the US Navy Bluegrass Band, headquartered in Washington, DC. Many of those years of service were

Lonesome River Band founder and former member Tim Austin has posted a number of video clips on YouTube from a 1993 concert in Ferrum, VA. This is shortly after the group starting making a big noise in bluegrass - just