Author: John Lawless

Audio from Jerry Douglas' recent performance on Mountain Stage can be found at NPR.com. He appeared with his band on the show this past weekend to perform songs from his current CD, Glide. The Jerry Douglas Band consists of Luke Bulla

Cindy Baucom, host of the syndicated radio program Knee Deep In Bluegrass, is profiled in the November issue of All About Women magazine, a regional publication in Boone, NC. The piece, From the Runway to the Airway, She's Still The Queen

A Hundred Miles or More: Live From The Tracking Room from Alison Krauss won't be released until next Tuesday (11/11), but Amazon has a sneak peek on their site if you can't wait another week. The DVD is the home edition

A Victorian Christmas, a new coffee table gift book from museum archivist Lucinda Cockrell, combines images of Christmas cards from the early 20th century with the mandolin music of Butch Baldassari. The book is a 64 page, hardbound and foil-embossed edition

Barry Scott & Second Wind have signed with Rebel Records. Rebel will release the band's current Gospel project, In God's Time, in Spring 2009 with a new, secular album to follow later in the year. Barry was a member of Doyle Lawson

Gena Britt Tew is a real bluegrass trooper. Since hitting the scene with her own band in 2001 she's done time with Lou Reid & Carolina, appeared on all three projects from Daughters Of Bluegrass, won several awards from both

The Bluegrass Ireland Blog has noted the passing of John Pearse this past Friday (10/31/08). He died in his sleep, in Germany where he made his home. In addition to performing worldwide, John was a co-founder of Breezy Ridge Instruments, along

After the success of last year's bluegrass rhythm guitar workshop with Wyatt Rice, a second has been scheduled for next weekend (November 7-9) at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch in southeastern Ohio. When we spoke with Wyatt recently, he mentioned that

The guys in Mashville Brigade decided to go for a Halloween dress up vibe this past Tuesday at The Station Inn. Recognize anyone...?                

Rounder Records has announced January 13, 2009 as the release date for the next CD project from songstress Alecia Nugent. Like her two previous albums, Hillbilly Goddess is a showcase for Nugent's vocal chops, and features some of the most