Author: John Lawless

Great news for fans of JD Crowe's banjo picking! We just got an update from Mike Drudge at Class Act Entertainment on JD's rehab progress after suffering multiple fractures in his left arm back in February. Crowe slipped getting off the

And speaking of Merlefest... The winners have been announced for this year's banjo and guitar contests. First place in the Doc Watson Guitar Championship, held on Thursday (4/28) went to Eric Hardin of Warrensville, NC, who received Boucher Alencia Goose guitar

Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice have indicated that their next album, Cold Heart, is expected from Rebel Records some time this summer. In addition to the support of his crack road band, Junior has a duet with Rhonda Vincent to brag

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will showcase music from their latest Rounder CD, Fired Up, on tomorrow's (4/29) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. The show features live performances each day at noon (EDT), broadcasting from Knoxville, TN at 102.9

Florida banjo picker Scott Anderson has a new CD highlighting his very talented family. Oh... and some of the hottest pickers in bluegrass music! Tales From The Swamp has Scott out in front, primarily on banjo and lead vocals, on a

Yesterday, April 27, long time companions and musical collaborators Randy Kohrs and Ashley Brown were married at a quiet, private ceremony in their Nashville home. Ashley said that they found a retired minister who was willing to come to the house,

Regular readers of Bluegrass Today will have surely noted my occasional musings on how few really outstanding new recordings come across my desk, as a percentage of total new projects. It has also been noted how often these exceptional albums

While shooting a music video for the title track of her City Of Refuge CD, Abigail Washburn also shot a solo live video for Nobody's Fault But Mine, a Blind Willie Johnson song she recorded for her Song Of The

Fanning The Fire, a new short documentary set to enter this season's film festival circuit, uses the passion and excitement of a young Texas picker to demonstrate to audiences of any age what bluegrass music is all about. Though it features

The Grascals have a new video from their recent release, Dance Til Your Stockings Are Hot and Ravelin', their Andy Griffith Show tribute project. It includes an album's worth of songs made famous on the Griffith show during the 1960s,