Author: John Lawless

California Bay Area's Solid Gold Stranger is out with their debut album, Closer to the Flame. Together now for five years, this outfit plays a healthy mix of bluegrass, old time, and original music, as exemplified in their music video for

Today is a big day for devoted fans of The Osborne Brothers, as it marks the 60th anniversary of Sonny and Bobby joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. So what better time to tell everyone that Bobby Osborne II, Bobby's

As they release a new vinyl LP on Signature Sounds Recordings, AJ Lee & Blue Summit have also produced a music video for the title track, City of Glass. It's a grassy number that AJ wrote, featuring her touring group -

Without a doubt, one of the most kinetic and entertaining live shows on the bluegrass scene is The David Mayfield Parade. Led by the gifted singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist Mayfield, this talented band delivers a remarkable performance, with a

David Parmley has announced the addition of a new bass player to his touring band. And it's our very own John Goad, who has been a contributor and friend of Bluegrass Today from the time we launched in 2011. Some

Could there be any two bluegrass fiddlers hotter than Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland? Since the year 2000, 16 of the 23 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year awards have gone to one or the other, with Michael taking the

We heard from Randy Barrett, President of the Bluegrass Country Foundation, the organization that oversees the management of the 24/7, live bluegrass radio station online, Bluegrass Country. Randy is also a banjo player, and the co-author of last year's authorized biography

Common Loon Records has a new single this summer for Michael Prewitt, one he's written called Boulevard of Regret. Michael is the mandolinist and tenor singer with Special Consensus, a job he has held with the long-running Chicago-based band this last

We've all heard it said that music is a wonderful thing for youngsters to study. Even those who will never consider doing it professionally, or even on stage, can still learn valuable lessons about discipline, attention to detail, and the

For their next single with powerhouse bluegrass vocalist Dave Adkins, Billy Blue Records has chosen a no-punches-pulled leavin' song called She Put The Go In Gone. Written by Brent Baxter and Jerry Salley, it's the opening track on Adkins' current project,