Author: John Lawless

Information on the 2006 Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend is now available on the RBW web site. The event will be held November 10-12 in Roanoke, VA and offers three days of intensive instruction in the fine points of playing bluegrass music. This

Pinecastle Records has announced that a new Larry Stephenson CD will be released in August. The new release, Life Stories, will contain two new songs from Tom T. and Dixie Hall, including one with the intriguing title, Knoxville Boy. Perhaps

We learn from our friend Mark Johnson that Larry Rice has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Bluegrass fans know Larry from his time with JD Crowe and the Kentucky Mountain Boys, and his later work with brothers

Tim Stafford is the current Featured Artist on the Composite Acoustics web site. The feature includes an interview with Tim (in both text and audio), plus some samples of his music and a complete discography. Of course, Tim's artist page

Worldwide Bluegrass Radio welcomes two new hosts to their streaming Internet radio station. Arthur Zilkowsky now hosts Bluegrass with the Cosmic Surfer each Saturday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. (eastern). Arthur is a musician, songwriter and proprietor of a Bed & Breakfast in

One half of your dutiful Bluegrass Blog editorial staff will be away all of next week. I am leaving this morning for Boston, where I will be until next Friday afternoon. I will post some news while I'm away, but will

Claire Lynch and her fine band spent an hour in the studio with XM Satellite Radio's Kyle Cantrell, recording an interview and some live performance for this week's edition of Kyle's Studio Series program. The show runs on XM's Bluegrass

Our friend Donica Christensen at Hollerback PR sent us some photos and a recap of Jim VanCleve's CD release party on Tuesday night at The Station Inn in Nashville. Jim was celebrating the official release of his debut solo project,

We posted last week on a Bluegrass In The Schools program in Utah featuring Special Consensus which was previewed by the Salt Lake Tribune. Dan Nailen, the reporter who wrote the pre-event overview, also attended the workshop and concert and

Thanks to the efforts of Mississippi's Magnolia State Bluegrass Association, and the staff of the Governor's office, the month of May 2006 has been officially declared to be Bluegrass Music Month in the state of Mississippi. Click on the image below