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A Quiz ….. From the very beginning playing bluegrass music has been a particularly precarious job, even for the very, very talented. Bill Monroe worked at Sinclair Oil in the 1930s; Kenny Baker often went back to the coal mines even though he was a mainstay in Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys; George Shuffler was more [...]
It was a sunny, bright, and chilly day to open 11th Palatka Bluegrass Festival on February 19th at the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch in Palatka, Florida. The bands played to a big and enthusiastic crowd. Alan Sibley and the Magnolia Ramblers opened the show with rock solid bluegrass Gospel music. Alan is an alumnus of Enoch [...]
Contrary to popular belief, East Tennessee State University and other centers of higher learning which feature academic courses in bluegrass music are not "The School of Bluegrass." That distinction undoubtedly belongs to hall of famer, Doyle Lawson, and his band, Quicksilver. Many of the top bluegrass artists of the past three decades are graduates of The [...]
Today marks Doyle Lawson's 52nd year in bluegrass music. After serving stints with Jimmy Martin, J.D. Crowe, and the Country Gentlemen, Doyle has spent the past thirty-six years leading his own band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Quicksilver has been one of the consistent and influential bands in bluegrass for nearly four decades. Even after all [...]
Robert Billy 'Bill' Yates Sr., who passed away on January 26, 2015, was born on April 30, 1936, in Big Rock, Virginia. He learned an appreciation for music from his family as they worked on the farm, sang in church, or listened to the Saturday night Grand Ole Opry show on their battery-powered radio. Yates [...]
Friday at the 39th Jekyll Island Bluegrass Festival kicked off with the Tennessee Gentlemen. Donnie Catrone is one of the finest tenor singers in bluegrass music today! The Spinney Brothers graced the stage for the second day. In their evening set the crowd was delighted when the boys “Got their Dog Back.” Crowd favorite, The Gary [...]
As they always do, a group of top bluegrass artists have banded together to put on a benefit concert for James King. It is scheduled for December 15 at The Nashville Palace, with all proceeds going to the James King medical fund. James has had a very hard year with health issues, and is undergoing [...]
Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests, as well as about the music that they love. Doyle Lawson probably doesn't need any introduction. Nevertheless, let's recap. Lawson is from Ford Town, near Kingsport in Sullivan [...]
January 20, 2015 has been announced as the release date for In Session, the next Mountain Home album from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. It will feature 12 new tracks from the current edition of Quicksilver: Joe Dean on banjo, Josh Swift on resonator guitar, Eli Johnston on bass, Dustin Pyrtle on guitar, Stephen Burwell on [...]
Just as things were wrapping up during the busy IBMA week in Raleigh earlier this month, Doyle Lawson stopped in to talk with David Morris about all things Quicksilver. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="60474"]
