Author: John Lawless

CMH Records will release a new CD tomorrow (6/6), sure to be of interest to singing-in-the-shower lovers of bluegrass Gospel music everywhere. Entitled Bluegrass Gospel Karaoke, the new release is just that, offering both instrumental and vocal treatments of eight

Nothin' Fancy has launched a message board on their web site for fans and friends to discuss the band, their new CD, or anything else that may strike their fancy. The board is still new, and message traffic is still

We found a number of articles on various news sites which we think will be of interest to our readers. Here they are, in no particular order: CMT.com has an interview with Rhonda Vincent featured on their site, in which she

Chris Thile, the virtuosic mandolinist and driving force behind the acoustic pop sensation, Nickel Creek, will be out with a bluegrass band this summer in support of his upcoming solo release. The music may not fit everyone's description of the

Yesterday, we posted about the efforts of Amos Hopkins and Katy Graves to raise money to provide instruments and bluegrass instruction for children in the Appalachian region with their hike-a-thon of The Appalachian Trail. We mentioned in that post that

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver will be the featured musical guests for this weekend's edition of Prairie Home Companion. This long-running radio program is heard on nearly 600 stations throughout the US, and via Armed Forces Radio wherever US military personnel

The Winston-Salem Journal has a brief feature on yesterday's passing of legendary radio man Ralph Epperson, who launched WPAQ in Mount Airy, NC back in 1948. This station, along with another Epperson property, WBRF in Galax, VA, have been a

Amos Hopkins and Katy Graves are a pair of educators, artists and committed bluegrass music supporters from Cincinnati, OH. Both were raised by families who played bluegrass, and with an appreciation for the unique culture and musical artistry of the

Larry Cordle returns to the stage this weekend after recuperating from prostate surgery. He had received a diagnosis that cancer had been found about a month ago, and missed most of May following his surgery. Larry, along with Lonesome Standard

Mountain Heart will be the guests this next week on Kyle Cantrell's Studio Sessions program on XM Radio's Bluegrass Junction. The show mixes interviews and live, in-studio performances, and runs six times each week until a new show takes its