Author: John Lawless

Last month, Dale Ann Bradley and Steve Gulley spent two weeks in Europe, from January 22 through February 4. Billed as the January Mountain tour, they started out in Slovakia, where they hooked up with their band for the duration:

Flatpickers and aficionados of dreadnaught guitars take note. C.F. Martin & Co.has introduced a number of prewar replicas - copies of their own vintage classics - among their Authentic Series instruments. During last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA, Martin unveiled

The title track of the upcoming Expedition Show album, Stormy Horizons, is released today to bluegrass radio. It's their revised arrangement of a Jim & Jesse classic from 1960, with a decided Louvin Brothers vibe. The 12-track project will include new

Mountain Fever has recently released Another Song, their first project with Kentucky's Cumberland Gap Connection. The band records and performs primarily original material from guitarist Mike Bentley, banjo player Rod Smith, mandolinist John Messer, and bassist Bryan Russell. They are joined on

It appears that the legal dispute surrounding the use of Bill Monroe's name in association with the Jerusalem Ridge festival near Rosine, KY is still simmering. On January 11, the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that had enjoined Campbell

Greg McGrath at the Australian Bluegrass Blog has shared some unfortunate news for Aussie grassers. Perhaps the island nation's longest-running festival, the Harrietville National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention,l has announced its dissolution after 24 years. It's a double hit for the

This week saw the release of Born Bad from The Tina Adair Band. After a rapid rise in her solo career after she stepped out from her family's band, Bluegrass Edition, in the late '90s, Tina dropped out of music to

They Call It Music, from The Gibson Brothers, has been announced for a March 26 release from Compass Records. As with their previous albums, this one will be primarily comprised of their original songs, along with contributions from Loretta Lynn, the Delmore

Joy Kills Sorrow, the genre-bending string band based in Boston, has just announced a new member. Toronto bass player Zoe Guigueno has come aboard filling the spot recently vacated by founding member Bridget Kearny, after spending time with Canadian acoustic groups Fish

The three young Mizzone boys from New Jersey have made quite a splash tis past two years, performing as Sleepy Man Banjo Boys. From a number of simple home videos that exploded on YouTube, to appearances on network television and