Author: John Lawless

Jerry Douglas will be promoting his upcoming CD, Traveler, with an appearance Wednesday night (6/13) on The Late Show with David Letterman. Douglas is in New York for a show this Friday at the BB King Blues Club in Manhattan. On The Late

What ever happened to Darren Beachley? That's a question we've heard more than once in the precincts of Bluegrass Today. After a successful stint with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Beachley kicked up some dust with a group he called Legends Of The

I had the occasion on Sunday to spend some time at Mountain Fever Studios in Willis, VA. Delta Reign was up from Alabama recording their first project for the Mountain Fever label, and I enjoyed hearing more of their quirky blend

Travers Chandler and his recently-reformated edition of Avery County have a new album on Mountain Fever Records. Pardon Me contains a baker's dozen hard core traditional bluegrass tracks, drawn primarily from lesser-known cuts in the old school bluegrass and country music

I'm sure that many of our readers have been following the news about wildfires in Colorado, and the evacuations that have been required to get local residents out of the path of the rapidly moving blaze. Caught up in this nightmare

We have learned from the Halls that some of the initial information available just after a shooting was reported on their property last night was incorrect. The shooting took place not in the Halls' guest house, but outside a small cabin

The producers of the upcoming film, The Winding Stream - The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music, staged a flash mob earlier this month to generate interest for their documentary project. One by one, musicians of every size, shape, type

Nashville police have reported a shooting at the guest house belonging to Tom T. and Dixie Hall in Franklin, TN last night.  They were not at home at the time, and not involved in the shooting. This building is on the

An official trailer has been released for Herschel Sizemore: Mandolin In B, a film documentary of his life and musical career by Rick Bowman. The film is centered around a star-studded benefit show for Sizemore and his wife earlier this year,

Nightflyer's self-titled debut album is now available for sale. This new group is anchored by established pros Rick Hayes on mandolin and Richard Propps on guitar. They are joined by Ronnie Stewart on banjo, Tony Kakaris on bass and Tim Jackson on