Author: John Lawless

Arkansas fiddler Tasha Turner has suggested a new name for the US Presidential primaries in 2012. She posted this photo of Mountain Heart's Jim VanCleve, along with a winning campaign slogan, on her Facebook page. What say you Jim? Tasha performs with

Casey Henry, former banjo picker with Dixie Bee-Liners, regular columnist for Banjo NewsLetter, and video instructor for her family's business, The Murphy Method, has a new line on her resume: mom! Her son, Dalton Whitfield Henry, was born on August 31

Here are more of Frank Baker's images from Gettysburg 2011, featuring photos he took during performances by Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time and Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. Frank also caught two sets from Rockin' Acoustic Circus, a mostly young band

Less than a year after announcing his return to active performing, David Parmley has a new recording of sacred music to share with his many fans. Church House Hymns, Vol. II was recorded with his road band, Continental Divide, and features

OK... no more hinting and teasing. The long-awaited day is just around the corner. On Tuesday, September 6, The Bluegrass Blog will become Bluegrass Today in the first stage roll out for this exciting new online project. Longtime readers already know that

Kim Gardner, resonator guitarist with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, and his wife Geri are celebrating the birth of their third child. Boden Howard Gardner, their first son, was born yesterday (8/30). He joins Kim and Geri's two daughter Karsten

Here are a pair of new videos, while not from specifically bluegrass acts, show the influence that traditional string band music of many kinds has on contemporary artists. This first is a minor key remake of the classic Stars Fell On

Bobby Osborne has created a folksy YouTube video with info about what he and Rocky Top X-Press are up to in September - complete with outtakes at the end. It was shot and edited by his son, Bobby Jr., who is

Things got a bit crazy last week, and we didn't get as many of Frank Baker's terrific Gettysburg photos up as had been planned. Here is the next batch, with more still to come. This time, we feature shots from both

Mike Munford, the mega-talented banjo picker with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, will grace the September cover of Banjo NewsLetter. The issue will also feature an in-depth interview with Mike conducted by regular BNL contributor Ira Gitlin, a highly-regarded picker