Author: John Lawless

The first class isn't expected to be enrolled until the fall of 2007, but planning, curriculum development and staff and faculty hiring are already underway for a new two year bluegrass music program to be offered at the Hazard Community

It seems that these notes about bluegrass artists creating pages on MySpace.com are becoming a regular occurrence. Find our previous posts with info on bluegrass artist MySpace pages here. Tim Stafford just contacted us to mention that he has a personal

Blue Ridge Gazette is a new blog recently launched to foster interest and raise awareness of the beauty, history, people and arts of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A recent entry features longtime Blue Ridge resident Sammy Shelor - of Lonesome

Due from CMH Records on March 14, 2006 is a second volume of bluegrass tribute tracks from the songs of The Dixie Chicks. The new CD, entitled Pickin' On The Dixie Chicks Volume 2 - A Bluegrass Tribute, contains grassified

We got a note from Randy Culler with Bluegrass & Beyond that their debut CD, Livin' A Dream, is now available. The band is based in Southwest VA/Northwest NC and they specialize in traditional bluegrass and gospel music. Audio samples are

A quick birthday wish goes out to Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, who turns 60 today (2/25/06). It's a major milestone - congrats, Pete! UPDATE: We just received a note from Jeanie Stanley about another bluegrass "doctor" celebrating a birthday

Starting March 5, 2006, the popular syndicated bluegrass radio program Into The Blue will expand to three hours. The show is hosted by Terry Herd, and aired by 180 affiliates in 36 states, with affiliate stations placing the show in

The Huber banjos web site has just been updated with information on their latest addition - the Sammy Shelor signature model banjo. This new Huber is based on a prized pre war, style 75 banjo that Sammy owns, built using

Anyone who caught the James King Band performance at SPBGMA earlier this month in Nashville enjoyed seeing bluegrass legend Curly Seckler join them on stage. We have recently learned that Curly will also be a guest vocalist on the next

The East Coast Music Association's annual conference, which begins today and runs through Monday (2/27) in Charlottetown, PEI, is Eastern Canada's annual celebration of the music and the artists of Atlantic Canada. In its 17th year, the ECMA Awards show