Author: John Lawless

The next Pinecastle release for Nothin' Fancy is coming along nicely, according to mandolinist and vocalist, Mike Andes. Mike reports that they tracked the last song for this as yet unnamed project just after New Years at Flat 5 Press

Legendary fiddler Bobby Hicks will perform with The Blue Ridge Orchestra (BRO) on Sunday March 12, 2006 in The Lipinsky Auditorium, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, in Asheville, NC. The program for the 3:00

We received a note earlier this week from Gene Reasoner, who along with Mark Withers hosts Believers Bluegrass, a weekly one hour bluegrass gospel radio program based in Missouri. Gene wrote to make note their two year anniversary on the

Pine Mountain Railroad will be visiting the studios of WTUF in Thomasville, GA today (1/21), with an live guest spot featured at 3:00 p.m. (EST). They will spend some time chatting with show host "Lazy Len" Robinson, and also pick

We posted back in November that Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek had enabled pre-release digital download purchases of his new CD, Blinders On, from his web site. At the time, we reported that there was no indication of record

There are a number of opportunities to catch some live bluegrass performances on the radio this weekend, starting tonight. Bluegrass Junction on XM Satellite Radio will be rebroadcasting the New Year's Eve concert from The Birchmere featuring Bob Perilla"s Big

The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) in Owensboro, KY will host a unique 3 day mandolin workshop this fall, the first of what they hope will become an annual event. The Monroe Style Mandolin Camp will be held September 8-10

We posted last week about the premier of the music video for Me and John and Paul by The Grascals being available on CMT.com. Though not yet in rotation on CMT's cable network, the video is set to debut on GAC-TV

We received a note from Gerry Katz, with Boston Bluegrass Union, who promotes the annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in the Boston area. Gerry is looking for sponsors/underwriters to help them cover the costs of the children's' and young pickers'

CNET News.com ran a story late last week that may be of interest to anyone following the ongoing turf battles and legal wrangling in the still unsettled realm of digital music royalties, and how they should be charged and distributed.