Author: John Lawless

The Grass Cats, a North Carolina band long associated with the original music of Russell Johnson, have announced the imminent release of a new CD. This will be their 8th album for New Time Records. The Mountains My Baby And Me

The International Bluegrass Music Association will announce the 8 winners of the initial Momentum Awards during this year's World of Bluegrass in Nashville. Awards will be announced during both the Tuesday and Wednesday night main stage showcases. These new awards honor people

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Dr. Tom Bibey, author of The Mandolin Case, passed away on Sunday following a lengthy struggle with cancer. He was a prolific writer on things bluegrass, with his own web site, Stories of the Bluegrass Music Road. He had also been a

The Roys have announced Matt Downing as their new banjo player. He is taking the spot recently vacated by Sterling Masat who left to accept a faculty position at South Plains College. Matt has been with the group for a few

This Sunday marks the end of an era in Pennsylvania bluegrass history. Hank Janney, an icon in the Gettysburg area, will do his final radio broadcast for WGTY on August 26. His name was nearly synonymous with the music in Gettysburg. For

This Saturday (August 25) will mark the premier of a new piece of music composed by Jens Kruger, scored for a chamber orchestra and his own ensemble, The Kruger Brothers. The piece, Spirit of the Rockies, will debut in Banff, Alberta

On Monday we shared sad news about the passing of Dale Vanderpool, a professional banjo player from Ohio who had toured extensively with a number of bluegrass artists. He had been receiving treatment for the colon cancer that eventually took

The Infamous Stringdusters have launched a video contest, asking their fans to show what they did on their summer vacation. To enter, you need to create a video slide show made up of your favorite summer photos, with a soundtrack using

Seminal first generation banjo player Jim Smoak will be this weekend's guest on Best Of Bluegrass, hosted by Bob Mitchell. The show is broadcast on Radio Bluegrass International (RBI), an online radio service of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro,