Author: John Lawless

  • Rick Hayes on WFDU

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    Rick Hayes, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, will join Carol Beaugard on Friday morning (8/1) for a discussion about his recent CD, Fly By Night. Carol's show, Lonesome Pine RFD, is broadcast from 9:00 a.m. to noon (EDT) on 89.1 FM

  • Carrie Hassler on Blue Plate Special

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    Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain will be among the guests on tomorrow afternoon's Blue Plate Special radio program. The show airs at noon (EDT) on WDVX August 1, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Knoxville, TN - and via live streaming

  • Follow-up: Stringbean murderer to go free?

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    We posted earlier in the week concerning the possibility that John A. Brown, convicted for the brutal murders of Dave Akeman (a.k.a Stringbean) and his wife Estelle, might be released on parole. That piece prompted a note from Sandy Rothman, a

  • Donna Hughes and Rebecca Frazier

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    Singer/songwriter Donna Hughes was among the featured performers at last weekend's Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival in Portland, ME. To help promote their appearance, Donna and her guitarist, Rebecca Frazier, did a television spot for WCSH on July 26, which has been

  • Williams & Clark Expedition on XM

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    Later this afternoon, XM satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction will offer a track-by-track play through of the new release from Williams & Clark Expedition, Brand New Set Of Blues. The show, which launches at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 30, will feature

  • Billboard moves bluegrass chart online

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    If you subscribe to Billboard magazine - or have perused a copy at the newstands recently - you will have noticed that the Top Bluegrass Albums chart has disappeared from the print edition of the magazine. This weekly chart, along with

  • Stringbean murderer to go free?

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    The July 26 edition of The Tennessean, Nashville's hometown paper, has a story sure to be of interest to the many fans of Dave Akeman, a.k.a. Stringbean, one of the most beloved entertainers in the history of traditional string music. He

  • Sierra Hull in Japan

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    As we mentioned last month, 16 year old mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull is in the middle of a whirlwind tour of Japan. She has just completed the first leg, performing with a group of young bluegrass all-starts, and is now touring

  • Bobby Hicks 75th – a Real Surprise

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    We heard over the weekend from reader Linda Wright, who runs the LocalGrass.com web site in Kingsport, TN. She sent along a report on the surprise birthday bash for Bobby Hicks which Brance had posted about earlier this month. "I read