Author: John Lawless

  • Rob & Trey headed for the old country

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    Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley are taking their acoustic bluegrass/country show to Europe for a ten day run of shows next month. The powerhouse guitar and reso-guitar duo, set off by Trey's soulful singing, will be making their first visit

  • Bluegrass returning to Camp Springs?

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    Bluegrass fans of a certain age will quickly smile and nod at the mention of Camp Springs. It's the name of the site in North Carolina where Carlton Haney settled his bluegrass festivals after hosting them for four years in Virginia during the

  • My Little Hand from Corey Hensley

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    Bluegrass and Gospel music singer/songwriter Corey Hensley has released a new track to radio, one of his called My Little Hand. Recorded with his own Corey Hensley Band in his studio in West Virginia, the song is reminiscent of many he

  • Introducing The Railroaders

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    A new bluegrass band called The Railroaders has formed this spring, uniting four talented bluegrass veterans with combined experienced in excess of 100 years. Their members come from Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Maryland. Shayne Bartley is on mandolin and vocals, Darren

  • Louis Meyers remembrance in Austin today

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    Friends and family of the late Louis Meyers will be assembling today in Austin, TX to commemorate the life of the celebrated musician, promoter, and organizer who died suddenly from a heart attack last Friday morning. Meyers was prominent in the worlds

  • Deering introduces Clawgrass 2 banjo

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    Deering Banjo Company has introduced a new edition of their signature Mark Johnson Clawgrass model, designed to offer the same tone and playability of the original, but at a price point more accessible to the average picker. The Clawgrass No. 2

  • Rounder to reissue 0044 on vinyl

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    To celebrate Record Store Day on April 16th, 2016, Rounder Records has produced a limited quantity of their classic J.D. Crowe & the New South album (ROU 0044) from 1975 on vinyl. This special reprint includes all the original tracks, plus the

  • Bruce Weber Sr. retires from Weber Mandolins

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    Bruce Weber Sr., founder and General Manager of Weber Mandolins, has announced that he is stepping down from active management of the company. It had been sold in 2012 to Two Old Hippies, which also manages Bedell and Breedlove guitars, with the Weber shop

  • Louis Meyers passes

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    Louis J. Meyers, veteran music manager and co-founder of the mammoth South By SouthWest festival (SxSW), occurring now in Austin, TX, has died from an apparent heart attack. He was 61 years of age. According to friends, he was feeling poorly