Author: John Lawless

March 26, 2006 is the date for a very special Grand Ole Opry show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. The show is a part of three week festival at The Kennedy Center,

We heard recently from Carly Nix, who will be launching a new folk/bluegrass radio show on the Boston University radio station, WTBU. Her show will be entitled Over Yonder! and will run for two hours, once a week when it

It's a great pleasure to introduce Bill Evans as a Guest Contributor. Bill is one of my oldest friends in the bluegrass world, and I take a measure of personal pride in seeing the success he has achieved as both

FiddleFork Online is a popular web community frequented by fiddlers, and students of the instrument. The site features content of interest to string musicians including an active bulletin board style discussion forum. FiddleFork has over 7500 registered members and is

At only 14 years of age, Stephanie Dilling has been in and around bluegrass music since the day she was born. Her father, IIIrd Tyme Out banjoist Steve Dilling, and her mother Macie have taken her all over the country

We are proud to welcome Greg Cahill as a Guest Contributor. Greg founded the band The Special Consensus in 1975 and continues to be an influential force in bluegrass music. More about Greg from his website: In addition to conducting workshops

Chicago Tribune columnist, and long-time bluegrass fan, David Royko is back with his annual list of the Best Recordings in Bluegrass for 2005. This year's list includes some old and new, as Royko mentions both new releases and a couple

Casey Henry is the daughter of banjo player Murphy Henry. Casey is an accomplished banjo player in her own right, as well as an instructor. Here is some background info from her website: She started playing bass at the age of

The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall is offering a fabulous opportunity for exceptional young bowed and fretted string musicians as a part of their Professional Training Workshops series. Entitled The Edgar Meyer Workshop: Porous Borders of Music, the workshop

We received a note from Mark Miracle, mandolinist with Mountain Therapy, about his original t-shirt designs, including one in support of the Bill Monroe postage stamp campaign. Mark's company is called Grassware, and they have a variety a bluegrass-themed apparel items