Author: John Lawless

Next Tuesday (March 24) is the release date for Signs, the latest Pinecastle release from Special Consensus. It's a very good album, showcasing one of the strongest editions of Special C in some time. Founder and banjo player Greg Cahill will

Editor Sharon McGraw tells us that the April 2009 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited will be in the mail today, heading for subscribers all across the US, Canada and the rest of the world. The cover feature is on Ricky Skaggs and

Wow... things move fast in the bluegrass world! Just a short while after the sudden announcement that Jr. Williams was leaving NewFound Road comes news of their hiring of another red-headed banjo picker. Josh Miller, formerly with Carrie Hasler & Hard Rain,

There are several prominent CD releases scheduled for the end of March, and we will have profiles on 3 of them over the next few days. But first, we want to highlight an album that hit late last year. Long Story

The Spring 2009 issue of British Bluegrass News (#48) will soon be mailed to subscribers. The Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys grace the cover, and the magazine also carries a feature on this popular group from the west country of England. There are

Jr. Williams, long-time banjo player with NewFound Road, has decided to leave the band to be more available for his family - in more ways than one. He will instead be performing with his wife, Kati Penn, in her group. Jr. sent

Following yesterday's (3/17) cancellation announcement from The Bluegrass Hotel, the promoters are indicating that the concert originally scheduled for March 20 will instead be held at a later date. The new date should be announced soon, with the rescheduled show likely

The Berklee College of Music in Boston holds intensive crash courses each summer, both for incoming or potential students to get a taste of the Berklee experience, and to allow non-matriculated students to benefit from the school's storied faculty. For several

We have just received word that the Bluegrass Hotel concert scheduled for this Friday (3/20) in Louisville, KY has been canceled. An official statement from the promoters, and from The American Cancer Society, are expected later today. The Itchin' To Pick event,

Craig Havighurst at String Theory Media has put together a video preview for the upcoming sophomore release from Daily & Vincent, Brothers From Different Mothers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaU8tTIa90o The CD is scheduled for release on March 31, and we will have more on this