Author: John Lawless

We posted last week about the Grascals interview available on the Country Weekly web site, where they discussed their upcoming CD. The new project will be entitled Long List Of Heartaches, and will be released August 29 on Rounder Records. They

Hit & Run Bluegrass' guitarist/vocalist, and Richmond VA native, is featured in an artist profile today on the Richmond.com web site. She discusses her influences, other musical interests and how she came to move from Virginia to Colorado six years

Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time are on their way to Europe for shows this week in Holland and Norway. 7/12/06 - Turfschip: Nieuwkoop, Holland 7/13/06 - FolkMuseum: Sandane, Norway 7/15/06 - FestivalGround: Breim, Norway We hope that bluegrass lovers in that part

Our friend Wichita Rutherford is profiled and quoted in an article in today's online edition of Tennessean.com, the web version of Nashville's hometown newspaper, The Tennessean. Rutherford's podcast, 5 Minutes With Wichita, has become an Internet sensation, with bluegrass, pop

The folks at BanjoLounge.com have established an audio chat forum for banjo pickers. It is browser-based, and uses plugins that are available for both Windows and Mac computers. You'll need either a built-in or external microphone, and speakers to take

Leigh and Eric Gibson have plenty to celebrate this month. Their latest CD, Red Letter Day, has climbed to the top of the album chart on Bluegrass Unlimited's National Bluegrass Survey. The chart measures regular airplay on a selected group

We just got a note from our good friend Gracie Muldoon, station manager at WorldWideBluegrass.com. She wrote to let us know that Steep Canyon Rangers would be her guest today on the Muldoon In The Afternoon show. The SCR guys

Rhonda Vincent is slated to appear on The Grand Ole Opry on Saturday evening, featured in both the 9:30-10:00 p.m. and 12:30-1:00 a.m. segments of the July 8 radio show. Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press and The Whites are also

Dedicated fans of Nothin' Fancy have a unique opportunity for self designation, in the form of a name contest being run by their publicists. It occured to a fan and poster on Nothin' Fancy's discussion board that fans of Rhonda

It has just been announced that celebrated Nashville banjo picker Charlie Cushman has been added to the faculty for the 2006 Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend. Charlie is a master of the Scruggs banjo style, and one of the most sought after