Author: John Lawless

Superfan Records has announced that July 24 will be the release date for a new album from North Carolina's Kickin Grass, who are celebrating 2012 as their 10th anniversary as a band. It's been a while since the band's last record.

Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of Donica Christensen in East Nashville, TN was burglarized. Three instruments and some other items were taken. Donica is a former bluegrass

Cahalen Morrison and Eli West occupy an interesting space at the intersection of old time and bluegrass music. Working as a duo on a variety of banjos, guitars and mandolins, they seamlessly merge the traditions that grew among the Appalachian

A debut video has been released from Silver Sky, the latest project from The Infamous Stringdusters. This is the band's first fully-independent project, financed by a crowd-sourced appeal with Pledge Music. The video is for the opening track, Don't Mean Nothin',

Bluegrass guitarslinger Clay Hess and his lovely wife Samantha are expecting their first child later this year. They just found out yesterday that it's a girl, and Samantha is due November 14. Since leaving Sierra Hull & Highwa 111 last summer,

Our poll for this next week involves your plans for attending bluegrass festivals and shows this summer. None of us need to be reminded that money is tight during this down economy, and making decisions about getting out to our favorite

I'm not sure there's a more enduring figure in bluegrass music that Paul Williams. In fact he's almost a walking history of the genre. Williams has been in the thick of it since the 1950s, working with groups like The Lonesome

Chris Pandolfi, intrepid banjo picker with The Infamous Stringdusters, has been a busy boy in his home studio of late. And not just musically. The budding filmmaker has also harnessed his passion for video, using cameras mounted on the headstocks of his

Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen made a stop at the studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country on May 3 to perform live on the Katy Daley Show. As has been their practice of late, cameras were set up to capture their set,

The Galax Old Fiddlers Convention has created a Facebook page, and a page on their official web site, to help get the word out about the Guinness World Record attempt at the festival this summer. On Tuesday, August 7, mandolinists are