Author: John Lawless

With Steve Gulley making the jump to Dale Ann Bradley's band, Alan Bibey now reigns as the sole founding partner with Grasstowne. He, Gulley and Phil Leadbetter formed the group in 2006 after they each made the decision to leave

Steve Gulley has announced his departure from Grasstowne to fulfill a long-time dream of working regularly with Dale Ann Bradley. He will be singing and playing guitar with Bradley's band, working by her side on duo shows as well. Steve tells

Or just riven by banjo envy? Author, reviewer and columnist Joe Queenan has taken to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to expose his hatred of all things banjo. His unburdening was putatively inspired by the recent PBS airing of

Sammy Shelor and Lonesome River Band spent yesterday afternoon at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York's theater district, taping a segment of The Late Show with David Letterman which will air tonight (11/11). The band spent Wednesday evening

Nothing like showing up for a TV bit with a twitchy nose and white powder everywhere. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage were heading for an live spot on ABC/Fox TV in Dayton, OH this morning when a fire extinguisher went off

Yeah, yeah... it's not even Thanksgiving yet. But things move fast these days, and Donna Ulisse is out with a pair of original Christmas tracks to help you celebrate in bluegrass/acoustic style. And we do mean move fast. These songs were

Crooked Still has only a few more dates before they conclude their 10 year anniversary tour, and then go on another hiatus. If their schedule doesn't bring them to your town, you can watch their show tonight (11/10) from Freight &

Or should I say, the littlest Triplett. Kyle and Melissa Triplett (nee Bankester), the banjo and bass player respectively for The Bankesters, are celebrating yesterday's birth of their second child. Joel Edward Triplett was born at 1:39 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday (11/9).

Tony Rice has been diagnosed with pneumonia, and has had to cancel all tour dates for the indefinite future. He had been enduring a chronic upper respiratory illness for some time, which had been presumed to be bronchitis. Now that the pneumonia

Take Me Back is the name of the upcoming project from Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, expected in January 2012 on Karl's KSBC Music label. This will be his first new release since 2003, and serves to introduce a number of