Author: John Lawless

Bluegrass Today has learned that Earl Scruggs has been hospitalized in North Carolina. We are trying to get additional details, and will post them as they can be confirmed. What we know is that Scruggs was to have performed a show

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of resonator guitarist and bandleader Phil Leadbetter to the newly-reformed label. Phil says that the contract isn't for a specific number of projects, and that he anticipates wearing a number of hats during his Pinecastle

Rhonda Vincent is taking her music to New York City for the official premier of her new CD, Taken. She has three shows scheduled in the Big Apple on September 21 to kick off the new CD release promotion. At 10:00

Here's a story from Kansas City that won't do much to repair the image of banjo players as hayseed yokels. It appears that two friends were engaged in a heated argument this past Monday night about the relative merits of two

From the limited time I have spent on Facebook, I have the impression that reaching 5,000 fans (likes) is something of a major milestone. So, if I understand that properly, Bluegrass Today has some celebrating to do! Our page has been

Lonesome River Band is traveling with a new bass player, Barry Reed, who had worked previously with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Barry had left the road - and his gig with Michael - when his first child was born, but

Marty Raybon is set to release a single from his upcoming compilation release, Pick Of The Litter: A Collection of Fan Favorites. This will be all bluegrass/acoustic project combining selections from a number of Marty's previous releases, plus a couple

Virtuosic young fiddler Alex Hargreaves has been named the recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This is a competitive award, named in honor of the founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival, and

Phil Leadbetter sent along a report and some photos about a special visitor to one of his shows last week. It seems that pro wrestler 'Nature Boy' Buddy Landel dropped in on a Leadbetters show in Knoxville, and hammed it up

Back in July, we posted about the job being advertised for a Bluegrass Lecturer at East Tennessee State University. The full time (9 month) position has been filled, with the post going to Brandon Green of Sophia, WV. Brandon has performed