Author: John Lawless

On top of announcing a new band member yesterday, Claire Lynch also made audio available for a new song online. It's Heaven's Light, written with Steve Sheehan, which will be included on a Christmas project of hers in 2012. A lovely

Rhonda Vincent sent along this photo she snapped at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival a few weeks back, to remind everyone that today (12/7/11) is the 80th birthday of the inimitable Bobby Osborne! Still running the road and playing bluegrass

Back in the summer, we wrote about the fundraising difficulties being encountered by the popular syndicated music program, Song Of The Mountains. They feature both established and up-and-coming bluegrass acts, taped before a live audience at the beautifully restored Lincoln

Claire Lynch has welcomed a new member into her group. Bryan McDowell has come aboard to play mandolin and fiddle, and help with the harmony singing. He steps in for Jason Thomas, who has been with Claire since 2007, and is

In addition to Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night on NBC, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno featured Alison Krauss & Union Station with special guest Sam Bush. If you ever get

Rockin' Acoustic Circus has a new look, and a new ZIP code. The popular Oklahoma band has moved to the Nashville area, sans their cello-playing, shoe-echewing singer Emma Hardin and, as we reported earlier, their founding mentor and chaperone, Rick Morton. It

Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers are scheduled to appear on tonight's (12/5) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show. It airs at 12:35 p.m. (ET/PT) on NBC. Steve says that they will be performing Northern Island from their current collaboration project, Rare

We caught up with Jim Hurst over the weekend, and he shared news about a new recording - welcome news to the many fans of this richly-awarded, highly-virtuosic guitarist. "Intrepid is in the final stages of release, and should be available

Punch Brothers have announced that their next album is finished, with touring in support slated to begin in February 2012. What could be bigger news than an upcoming Punch Brothers tour? How about Crooked Still chanteuse Aoife O'Donovan going out performing with

Tomorrow (12/3) marks the 15th Annual Bill Monroe Appreciation Night at Nashville's Station Inn. Each year during the holiday season, Music City's bluegrass royalty get together to honor the man who started it all. Saturday night's show will be hosted by Roland