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Katy Daley, long-time DC bluegrass radio personality and morning host at WAMUs Bluegrass Country, recently interviewed Doyle Lawson for the Video Oral History Project, a program managed by the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. VOHP was undertaken to ensure that the institutional memory of the first (and now second) generation of bluegrass artists [...]
Here's a follow-up to our post on Thursday about Doyle Lawson and his Quicksilver brethren recording with Paul Simon for his next CD. Carol Beaugard called after her show on Friday with Doyle Lawson to share a bit more about what he had to say about his time in the studio with Simon last week. [...]
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver stopped by the studios of WFDU in New Jersey this past Monday and recorded an interview with Carol Beaugard for her Lonesome Pine RFD program. The guys were in the area for a recording session at Tony Bennett's studio in Englewood - they tracked on two cuts for Paul Simon's next [...]
We posted a sneak peek last week of the upcoming Doyle Lawson Gospel CD, Light On My Feet, Ready To Go. It was in the form of an audio sample from the first single - the title track, written and sung by new Quicksilver guitarist Corey Hensley. The new album will be released March 30 [...]
I spoke earlier this week with Ty Gilpin of Crossroads Music, and he shared some news sure to be of interest to bluegrass fans. First up is word that the next Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver CD, Light On My Feet, Ready To Fly, will be released soon on Horizon Records. Sometimes it seems like 10% [...]
Doyle Lawson has always been known as a snappy dresser. Some of his sparkly suits would have given Porter Wagoner pause. Now comes word that he has entered into a partnership with CABOOTS, a Texas-based company that specializes in handmade boots and western clothing. Lawson will wear and endorse their boots, and a Doyle Lawson [...]
Doyle Lawson, and his recently-reformulated edition of Quicksilver, are set to record a live concert video on January 15. This will be an all-Gospel project, with an expected release on DVD later in 2010 in celebration of Doyle's 30th Anniversary as a bandleader. The concert will be held at The Smoky Mountain Center for the [...]
Get your fill of mando talk tonight and tomorrow afternoon with radio interviews featuring Adam Steffey and Doyle Lawson scheduled over the next 24 hours. Adam will be on WBRF, broadcasting from Galax, VA during the 9:00 p.m. hour (EST) tonight (12/3). He will join guest host Judith Burnett on Blue Ridge Backroads to talk [...]
Doyle Lawson has made another set of changes to the Quicksilver lineup. Dale Perry will come on board to play banjo and sing bass, and Jason Leek will play bass and sing tenor. The new band will take the stage within the next two weeks. Perry is a former member of Quicksilver, who did time [...]
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a venerable institution in our part of the world. This scenic drive runs 469 miles, from Shenandoah National Park (south of Charlottesville, VA) to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina (southwest of Asheville). The road winds through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, and [...]
