Author: John Lawless

We've posted several times this past two weeks about banjo superstar Alan Munde and his unexpected quintuple bypass surgery just before Thanksgiving. Talk about bouncing back quickly! Here is video of Alan at his first post-surgical jam this past weekend when

And speaking of Monroeville... The guys have released a live video highlighting their newest member, Eli Johnston. In so doing, they also demonstrate that fears about the future of traditional bluegrass music are both ignorant and unfounded. These six talented young men,

Seth Taylor, late of Monroeville, has been announced as the new guitarist with Mountain Heart, though the band is preferring to label him the latest musician to join up with them. In a statement this morning, Mountain Heart welcomed Taylor into

Our own David Thom has just released his latest album, That Old Familiar. It includes a handful of his compositions along with arrangements of some familiar numbers from both the bluegrass and country music catalogs. Of course, David isn't really "ours"

Missy Raines is offering a free download of her version of Christmas Time Is Here, written by Lee Mendelson, and popularized in the iconic TV staple A Charlie Brown Christmas. The song was recorded with her band, The New Hip, and

Fiddlers in the Louisville, KY area - or those willing to make the trek - will have the opportunity to study privately with Michael Cleveland next year. Jeff Guernsey's Conservatory of Music in Jeffersonville, IN (just across the river from Louisville),

Monroeville has brought multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Eli Johnston into the band. He will take the guitar position vacated by Seth Taylor, but given the band's versatility across the bluegrass instruments, they expect that Eli will be utilized in other

Darren Beachley has announced today that he is leaving the band he recently help form, HeartTown. In this brief note, he describes his reasons. I have officially left the band HeartTown. The decsion was based upon a few things. With the current

Two bluegrass artists have announced new representation for 2012 and beyond. KCA Artists, formerly Keith Case & Associates, will serve as exclusive agents for Della Mae. The all-female group turned a lot of heads at IBMA earlier this Fall, and their

Regular readers may recall seeing a number of stories over the last few years about bluegrass and traditional music artists touring in unexpected places. This past summer, Donna Ulisse shared her experiences with us during a visit to Russia with