Author: John Lawless

Mandolin Cafe takes a look at John McGann, one of the less heralded heroes of the 8 string world, in the most recent edition their recurring 10 Questions segment. McGann is a virtuoso on both mandolin and guitar, and has been

The Bluegrass Blog posted earlier this year about the reformation of The Travelers, and their upcoming album on Patuxent Records. The band is based around noted bluegrass sidemen Norman Wright and Kevin Church, who toured with that name in the 1990s.

Like so many folks working in the bluegrass music business, Ernie Evans wears a number of hats. Partnered with his wife, Debi, he is active as a performer, event producer and radio broadcaster. The two of them have played together for

Charlie Cushman has left his position playing banjo with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to refocus attention on his banjo set up business, and stay a little closer to home. His last show with the band was this past Thursday. In a

We've posted a couple of times about HeartTown, the new group formed when Barry Scott left his spot in the Beachley & Scott show. Yesterday, we caught up with Barry to get some more details from him about the decision

Oops... the video we posted yesterday of the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, which we indicated was from their second appearance on Huckabee, was actually a second song they played on the first show. Here's actual video of them from the July

Nancy Cardwell just sent along another batch of photos from the July 14 Bluegrass Nights at The Ryman concert in Nashville where she interviewed Doyle Lawson about the legacy of Bill Monroe. The show featured performances by Sierra Hull & Highway

HeartTown, the new group emerging from the Beachley & Scott Band, minus Barry Scott, has announced that Greg Luck will be joining the band on fiddle and vocals. Like the other four members (Darren Beachley, Jason Leek, Shayne Bartley, Tim

Once again, here are those precocious New Jersey grassers, Robbie, Jonny and Tommy Mizzone, performing as the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys on national television. They were invited back for another spot on the Huckabee show yesterday, after tearing it up

Monroeville, that feisty young bunch from the Blue Ridge mountains, have released a music video of themselves performing Devil's Rope live, in a quasi-studio setting. Another studio version of the song is included on their recent, self-titled debut album, which