Author: John Lawless

  • Sam Bush on Leno Friday night

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    Sam Bush will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Friday night, September 8. Emmy Lou Harris is listed as appearing with Sam, suggesting that they will perform The River's Gonna Run from Sam's new

  • Violin Shop Concerts, Vol II

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    We also heard last week from Fred Carpenter, who runs The Violin Shop in Nashville. He shared some of his plans for IBMA week later this month, which will include their participation during the Grand Masters Fiddle Contest (9/28-29), and

  • Songs From The Road

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    Charles Humphrey III, bass player with the Steep Canyon Rangers, has a new solo project, entirely made up of songs of his own composition. Entitled Songs From The Road, it is a self produced project which features his Rangers band

  • American Made Banjo Company

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    We heard from Tom Mirisola with Kel Kroydon Banjos last week, and he told us that he has officially changed the name of his company to the American Made Banjo Company. They have just launched their new web site as

  • Ernie Thacker home at last

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    This may not be news to those friends of Ernie Thacker who have been closely following his recovery from multiple injuries following his automobile accident this past April, but it will be a welcome announcement for any who missed it. Ernie

  • Crooked Still heading for Ireland

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    Our friend Richard Hawkins over at The Bluegrass Ireland Blog is reporting that Crooked Still, the innovative Boston-based string band, is heading back to Ireland for a follow-up tour later this month. They made quite an impact when they visited

  • Dr. Banjo’s message board

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    Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, has just added a new message board to his web site. It is designed to allow site visitors to ask Pete a question about learning to play the banjo, or about getting started playing in

  • Charlie Derrington Memorial Fund

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    Our friends at Mandolin Cafe have posted about a Memorial Fund in honor of Charlie Derrington, longtime Gibson employee and good friend to the mandolin and those who play one. Charlie was killed in a tragic auto accident a month