Author: John Lawless

Mike Kelly has posted a good many photos from this past Saturday's Phil Leadbetter benefit show at Dumplin' Valley in Kodak, TN. A number of top bluegrass acts donated their time to help raise money to cover some of the

Just got a note from Darrell Webb with info about the newest member of his team. "We would like to welcome Jacob Ramsey to the business side of the Darrell Webb Band. Jacob has a keen eye for detail and by

We just heard from the folks at GAT Three Records with word that Kenny Smith's new guitar album, Return, is scheduled to be released later this month. Though Kenny has been recording widely of late with Kenny & Amanda Smith and

One thing we rarely do here on The Bluegrass Blog is brag on ourselves. Part of that comes from a desire to focus on the news that matters to folks in the bluegrass world, and part from the memory of

We wrote last month about the final live performance of Cherryholmes, the powerhouse family band that rocked the bluegrass scene this past few years. After 10 years of running the roads, and seeing the quartet of talented siblings grow into

We have collected all the posts and photos from DelFest 2011 into a single link where you can check it all at a click. Thanks again to Diane Farineau for her running reports on what was happening on site, and to

A music video has been released on CMT for the song Jubilation Day from Rare Bird Alert, the recent CD from Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers. It's a clever take on the song, using animation similar to the cover drawing

We heard this morning from Kimberly Williams, publicist for Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, in response to our post last night, Former Flamekeepers move on. Michael took particular exception to the use of the word "acrimonious" in describing the recent departure of

Banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh has taken to Kickstarter to raise the necessary funds for an upcoming tour with his new band, No Man's Land. The bluegrass world noticed Ryan in the first half of the aughts when he took home trophies from

Stellar songstress Dale Ann Bradley will stop in this afternoon for a live radio performance on WDVX's Blue Plate Special, airing at noon today (EDT) from Knoxville, TN. Dale Ann has been recording of late for an August/September (ish) release for