Author: John Lawless

Valerie Smith has announced the departure of her long-time musical partner, Becky Buller. For the past decade Becky has played fiddle and banjo, provided lead and harmony vocals with Valerie's band, Liberty Pike, and both wrote and co-wrote much of the

A third sneak peek video is out in advance of the October 24 release of The Goat Rodeo Sessions. This superstar project features four renowned instrumentalists, each widely-acknowledged as among the finest to ever play their instruments. Chris Thile is on mandolin,

Another band that made some waves at IBMA 2011 is Della Mae, who not only played some solid music at several late night showcases, but helped smash a number of stereotypes along the way. They perform without a banjo, in complete

Dailey & Vincent are set to perform on tonight's (10/13) special Thursday edition of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The Thursday show is billed as Opry Country Classics, bringing a number of long-time Opry favorites back to the show. Dailey &

Chris Jones, Sirius-XM radio personality, touring bluegrass singer/songwriter, and beloved Bluegrass Today columnist, has been hospitalized in Europe. He and his group, The Nightdrivers, had just concluded a European tour and Chris was preparing to depart for a flight home when

Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted a nice overview of the Keynote presentations offered during the 2011 IBMA World of Bluegrass convention in Nashville. In a break from the past, IBMA hosted a trio of Keynotes this year instead of just

Josh Kohn with the National Council for the Traditional Arts reminded us about a show tonight (10/12) by Linda Lay & Springfield Exit at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Linda has been a fixture on the bluegrass scene for many

We just heard from Ryan Cavanaugh, letting us know that he will be filling in for Scott Vestal this week with the Sam Bush Band. Scott is under the weather, and Ryan is johnny-on-the-spot when you need a progressive banjo picker

Another bit of news that came out following the 2011 World of Bluegrass convention is word of two new signings to Mountain Fever Records. Both Travers Chandler & Avery County and The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show will release their

Last week saw the release of Friends Of Fall from Crooked Still. It's a short-form project, a 7-song EP, created in celebration of the eclectic string band's 10th Anniversary. The band spent three days this summer at Rotary Records studios in West