Author: John Lawless

With their touring season just concluded, Rhonda Vincent has announced a change in her band, The Rage. Ben Helson, who has been holding down the guitar spot this past four years, is leaving, with 3-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Josh Williams

Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin are a pair of busy bluegrass boys. Both serve as sidemen and band members with different outfits (Chris Jones and Sam Bush respectively), and have "regular jobs" in the biz as well. Ned is an on-air host on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction, and

Clay and Samantha Hess are celebrating this weekend, as their daughter, Magnolia Belle, was born on Friday night (11/16) at 8:04 p.m. Miss Magnolia (Little Maggie?) came in at 7 lbs 1.5 oz, stretching out to 20'' long. She is their first child,

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are featured in this week's edition of Studio Special Exclusive, the semi-regular line-in-the-studio concert series on Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction (channel 61). They performed some of their biggest hits and most requested songs on the

Kevin Richardson and Cuttin’ Edge have announced that Jason Hinshaw has joined the band on fiddle. He'll be working alongside Richardson on guitar and vocals, Scott Burgess on bass, Boyd Hulin on mandolin, and Chris Ward on banjo. Kevin speaks highly of his

Joe Mullins has spent his life performing and promoting bluegrass music. In addition to time in the studio and on the road with his band, The Radio Ramblers, he owns and operates a network of broadcast radio stations that pump

We have learned that popular West Virginia bluegrass band No One You Know has broken up. They played their final show a week ago today. No announcement has been made about existing shows booked for 2013. Until last week, the band

Yes... in a manner of speaking. Tonight's episode of the popular musical comedy series, Glee, features the cast of fresh-faced high schoolers putting on a production of Grease. In the funny way things work, the call for a banjo player for the soundtrack

Minnesota's Monroe Crossing has a new album, The Road Has No End, due in December. There are no audio samples up yet online, but the band has posted a live video they recorded for MN Original, a weekly program produced by Minnesota

Greg Cahill and Special Consensus will roll into Nashville this afternoon (11/15) for a visit to The Station Inn Sessions, airing from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (EDT) on WSM. The show is hosted by Mike Terry, and involves a one hour interview with the