Author: John Lawless

There's another member of the McCoury clan to celebrate today. Vassar Edwin Carroll McCoury was born this morning at 8:06 Nashville time (CDT) to mom Lisa and dad Rob McCoury. He weighed in at 8.5 lbs, stretching out to 19.5 inches. Welcome

If you have followed bluegrass music more than ten years or so, you'll recall a band from Colorado called Front Range. They had a string of successful records and toured all over the US until the death of a band

Take Me Back, the upcoming release from Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show, won't officially be available until July, but radio programmers can access it now at Airplay Direct. While you need a radio account to download the tracks, anyone

Rural Rhythm has released a music video for the title track from Life Goes On, the second all-star recording from Musicians Against Childhood Cancer. The album captures live performances at the MACC festival between 2006 and 2011, where artists donate their

After what was described as a very rough day on Sunday, Doc Watson is said to have rallied a bit with some improvement in his vital signs last night. He remains in the ICU, listed in critical condition at the Wake Forest

Vicki Dillard, wife of the recently-departed banjo legend Doug Dillard, has shared a few words about her husband's funeral last week. Doug had passed away on May 16 following a number of health issues over the past year. Here is Vicki's brief

This is the third of a series of polls conducted by Bluegrass Today regarding the decision by the International Bluegrass Music Association to move its signature events, World of Bluegrass and Fan Fest from Nashville to Raleigh, North Carolina for the years

We have learned that the family of Doc Watson has been called to his side at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Doc has been hospitalized there for the past few days, undergoing surgery on Thursday evening to repair an impacted colon,

Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson cemented their ongoing musical partnership last weekend. The pair was married in a small private ceremony May 20 in Nashville. Cia's grandfather, the Rev. Gene Cherryholmes, and Stetson's as well, the Rev. Grant Adkisson, officiated jointly. The wedding

Jerry Douglas, the reigning superstar of the resonator slide guitar, has released a video trailer to introduce his upcoming album, Traveler, due June 26 on eOne Music (formerly Koch Records). As long time fans are well aware, Jerry cut his musical teeth