Author: John Lawless

We still have a few more video interviews from last week's Summer NAMM show in Nashville, which we will post over the next week or so. The show is a prime opportunity for distributors and manufacturers to introduce new products to

Richard Bennett left a powerful mark on bluegrass music in the 1990s as lead vocalist and guitarist with J.D. Crowe & The New South. His strong rhythm and lead guitar, distinctive vocal style and crisp songwriting were a hallmark of

Our intrepid festival team of Diane and Milo Farineau will be attending FloydFest next weekend, reporting back throughout the weekend with stories and photos, as their internet connection allows . FloydFest is a mega music festival, with a wide mix of styles

2012 is a big year for two of bluegrass music's top acts. It marks 30 years together for Lonesome River Band, and 20 for Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. Since IBMA week in Nashville brings such a large percentage of

WBRF, Blue Ridge Country 98, has tapped Sherry Boyd to take over their popular Blue Ridge Backroads program, which airs evenings on FM powerhouse 98.1 from Galax, VA. Long time host Jay Allen has recently retired from the show, after 23

Portrait Of A Bluegrass Songwriter is due July 31 from Ray Edwards, on Rural Rhythm's new Sage Brush Music imprint. Sage Brush was formed specifically to showcase talented songwriters in bluegrass, and got its unofficial launch with Look To The Light: Songs

Here's another gallery of images Frank Baker shot this past Saturday (7/14) at the 17th annualBluegrass on the Grass festival on the campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.  

Folks in the northeast are making preparations now for this weekend's big Grey Fox festival in Oak Hill, NY. Among that number are the guys in Three Tall Pines, who recently created a music video for a song they wrote about the

This week's Bluegrass Today poll asks which of the many delivery media for bluegrass radio are most favored by our readers. Traditional AM/FM broadcast stations, sometimes called terrestrial radio in today's segmented digital market, remain a dominant player in local and

Frank Baker was on the ground this past Saturday (7/14) at the 17th annual Bluegrass on the Grass festival, held on the campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. We'll post Frank's images from Dickinson over the next few days, starting