Author: John Lawless

Listen up, resonator guitar fans! Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes have teamed up to create a new record sure to please slide fans of every kind. It's a "dobro trio" project, with these three masters picking together in the

It wasn't two weeks ago that we offered our review of the new album from Chasing Blue, Low Valley. The young Boston-based band won high praise from our reviewer (yours truly) for the quality of their songwriting, and the strong lead

Here is is December 18, the 5th day of our 12 Days of Christmas with Rhonda Vincent. Today's winner, Daniel Houseright of Kingsport, TN, will receive all the prizes shown below, plus a Bluegrass Today cap and t-shirt. When notified that he had won,

Doyle Lawson has chosen a winner in his favorite song contest held last week in honor of International Bluegrass Music Appreciation Day (December 12). He asked fans to suggest their favorite Quicksilver song, a winner was picked from the many entries on

Josh Shilling, Mountain Heart's bluesy lead singer, has released a Christmas single. It's his pared-down version of the  perennial Mel Torme classic, The Christmas Song. With just Josh's voice and his piano, this track recalls how Shilling plied his trade prior

December 17 marks our 4th Day of Christmas with Rhonda Vincent here at Bluegrass Today. Each day between now and Christmas, we will share something fun with Rhonda, and announce one new winner in our special holiday giveaway. Here she is announcing

Dr. Crowe, that is! The University of Kentucky bestowed an honorary degree on Friday (12/14) to the legendary J.D. Crowe, marking his lifetime contributions to the bluegrass world, and the Bluegrass State. Crowe has been a life-long Kentucky resident, and a rabid

Spain's Cubero Brothers (Los Hermanos Cubero) have released a music video for their song, La calle abajo (Down The Street), from their recent 7'' vinyl EP on Carajillo Records. The record was a limited edition pressing, which has since sold through not to

Noted mandolinist Peter Ostroushko has put together a sizable compendium of mandolin music for his new 3-CD box set, The Mando Chronicles. The music is presented in a number of settings (solo, duet, trio and small ensemble), with each of the three

Here's another bit of Christmas cheer from Rural Rhythm's Christmas The Mountain Way, their new holiday-themed CD/DVD package. It features live performances from a bevy of top bluegrass pickers and singers, recorded in Kentucky earlier this year. Rural Rhythm has allowed