Lineup change for Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies

Bluegrass Christmas in the SmokiesCelebrating ten years of music in the beautiful mountains of east Tennessee, Lorraine Jordan presents Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies this week, December 1-4. Due to surgery, Doyle Lawson will not be able to perform on Thursday as originally planned. Larry Sparks will fill his spot on the star-studded schedule. Lawson shared, "I regret that [...]

Doyle Lawson presented with Bill Monroe mandolin replica

Doyle LawsonDavid Harvey presents Doyle Lawson with a Bill Monroe Hall of Fame Gibson F5 - photo by Styx Hicks When Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver played their final show at Nashville's Station Inn on November 27, David Harvey with Gibson Mandolins was on hand to make a special presentation. Harvey honored Doyle for 60 years of [...]

Doyle Lawson opts for early retirement

Doyle LawsonDoyle Lawson, surely the most enduring bluegrass artist currently working today, has announced his plans to retire from active touring at the end of 2021. Lawson had previously declared his intention to retire following the 2022 season, but has decided to move that up by a year in response to the dislocation that still exists [...]

Doyle Lawson receives 2021 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award

Doyle LawsonBluegrass artist and bandleader Doyle Lawson has been named as a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award from the Tennessee Arts Commission as part of the 2021 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award, the state's highest honor in the arts. They have been given since 1971 to artists who have made outstanding contributions to the state's cultural life.  Governor [...]

Welcome Boone Johnston!

Eli JohnstonEli Johnston, banjo player and vocalist with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and his wife, Keasley, have welcomed their second child into the world. Boone Wilder Johnston was born on September 5 at 11:30 p.m. at Leconte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN. He made his entrance weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz, stretching out to [...]

Russell Moore with Doyle Lawson and Adam Steffey at the Down Home

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme OutHere's a special opportunity for folks in east Tennessee - if they act fast! This weekend's two-night engagement with Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at The Down Home in Johnson City will feature two special guests in an exciting and uncommon format. In addition to performances featuring 30 years of music from Russell and [...]

Roundtable – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverSome artists are recognized for their prowess and proficiency. That's natural of course. However, there are also the rarified few who are known for their absolute passion and purpose, a commitment to the cause that assures the fact that every effort they attach their name to will be well worth investigating.  Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver [...]

Video Premiere: I’ll Take The Lonesome Every Time from Doyle Lawson

Doyle LawsonWell... he's done it again. That's that reaction each time Doyle Lawson engineers a major shakeup in his touring band, Quicksilver, and turns out a new recording every bit as strong as the last. For the last forty plus years we have seen this transformation occur time and again, and Lawson always lands on his [...]

Tennessee Music Pathway markers for Doyle Lawson and Barry Bales

Doyle Lawson Barry BalesThe Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled four new historical markers this week, two of which honor heroes in the world of bluegrass music. Both Doyle Lawson and Barry Bales attended unveilings of their Tennessee Music Pathways markers in Kingsport last Thursday (June 10). Doyle, of course, has been entertaining bluegrass music lovers now for [...]

41st Annual Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Bluegrass Festival in the books

Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverThe 41st Annual Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Bluegrass Festival is now in the record books, and a good time was had by all in Denton, NC. "What will all the stuff that has been going on, I am totally overwhelmed by the attendance," shared the festival's namesake, Doyle Lawson, on Saturday afternoon, as he surveyed [...]

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