Author: John Lawless

We heard recently from Daniel Grindstaff, banjo picker with Marty Raybon, with news about Marty's new CD and the band's recent travels. As many of our readers are aware, Raybon got his start as a bluegrass artist in Florida performing with

Cherryholmes will be on WAMU's Bluegrass Country for live music and conversation with Lee Michael Demsey this morning (7/19) at 10:00 a.m. Listeners can hear the interview on bluegrasscountry.org or on HD Radio WAMU 88.5 Channel 2 in the Washington,

This morning (7/18), XM satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction will offer the debut airing of The Steep Canyon Rangers' visit to Studio Special. The guys will be on at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) performing live in the studio and chatting with host

The SteelDrivers will be tonight's (7/18) musical guests on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which airs at 12:30 a.m. on NBC television. Since their debut release earlier this year, the band has gathered one stellar review after another for their blending

Tom Adams will be joining Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band on guitar as of September 5. We reported just two months ago that Tom was launching a new endeavor, Diamond Joe, with banjoist Chris Warner but that group has

Skaggs Family Records has begun posting video clips of Cadillac Sky from the recording sessions earlier this year for their upcoming CD, Gravity's Our Enemy. A new video will go up each week until the album hits the street on

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have a new CD out this year which they are currently promoting on the road. Why Don't You Give Jesus A Try, as the name suggests, is an all-Gospel release from Tom T. and Dixie Hall's

Wildfire bassist Curt Chapman tells us that Vicki Simmons has been hospitalized in Lexington, KY to treat a brain anueurism. She is undergoing surgery this morning to locate and stop any bleeding that may be occurring. Vicki played bass for many years

If you like cute kids and bluegrass music, this video is bound to take you in. It's a documentary on The Muellers, a family bluegrass band from Maine, created by film students at nearby Colby College. It's up on YouTube in

We often receive email from bluegrass/acoustic music radio hosts from well outside the typical bluegrass demographic, often desperate to find music they might feature in their programming. In many cases, these are shows or stations of which the labels and