Author: John Lawless

Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers are featured in a new video for Rolling Stone. It starts with a brief group interview, followed by a rousing live performance of Martin's historical ballad, Me And Paul Revere. Great stuff.

That might sound like a joke name for a band, but be assured that Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys are quite serious about their music. This young group based in Lansing, MI has been performing together for about two years, and

As they note the departure of long-time fiddler Jeff Michael, Big Country Bluegrass is pleased to announce that Don Rigsby will be working selected shows with the band in his stead. Bluegrass fans primarily know Don as a mandolinist and lead/tenor

We posted last week about a new group in Nashville, The Likely Culprits, made up of members of other touring acts, plus a couple who aren't touring actively these days. Ashyby Frank is on mandolin, Brandon Bostic on guitar, Deanie Richardson

Australia's Davidson Brothers took home two more awards Saturday night in their home state  of Victoria for their latest release, Here To Stay. With a total of eight finalist nominations this year at the Victorian & National Country Music Awards, Lachlan

Sugar Hill Records has announced an April 24 release date for a new album from Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Tear The Woodhouse Down. No... it isn't a bluegrass record. From all appearances, it would categorized as traditional country. But no

OK... so it's 6 weeks late. But even a 46 week calendar with brilliant images of Bill Monroe is still something bluegrass fans can cherish, yes? If so, you're in luck. Noted Nashville photographer Charmaine Lanham has produced a beautiful calendar

I caught up yesterday with Analise Gold, the mandolin playing member of the Gold sisters, who perform along with their dad as Gold Heart. This is a tremendously talented family, with sisters Jocelyn on guitar and Shelby on fiddle, and poppa

We continue to be fascinated by the many ways young musicians find to create new music using the instruments most commonly associated with the bluegrass ensemble. As a musical child of the 1960s, I grew up with the neighborhood garage rock

Peter Rowan has always been something of a flamboyant figure, perhaps unintentionally. From a skinny kid playing with one of Bill Monroe's most radical versions of The Blue Grass Boys, through stints as a yodeling rocker in Seatrain, and on