Author: John Lawless

New County Grass is a new group from the bluegrass hotbed of Flint, Michigan. OK...  that's not fair, but as the guys themselves acknowledge, Flint is better known for automobile manufacturing (and Michael Moore) than it is for driving bluegrass

The music video from The Grascals' version of the Monkees hit Last Train To Clarksville debuts today on The Boot. The song is the opening track of their current Rounder CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, and the video includes just what

SoundArt Recordings has announced an early August release for a new project from Butch Baldassari and Van Manakas, Leavin' Tennessee, which was completed shortly before Butch succumbed to an aggressive brain cancer in 2009. The album features Butch on mandolin with

Chris Pandolfi, the nimble banjoist with The Infamous Stringdusters, has produced another travelogue of the band's adventures on the road. This time out, he focuses his camera on their recent trip to Quincy in northwestern California over the July 4 weekend

James Alan Shelton has served as lead guitarist with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys for the past 16 years, taking him all over the world with the good Doctor. Along the way, Shelton has released 10 recordings of

Marshall Wilborn is taking a leave of absence from his gig with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper to complete treatment for Lyme disease. He tells us that the treatment, which lasts 28 days, is going well. Marshall will be back with the

The latest CD from Lonesome River Band, Still Learning, is out on Rural Rhythm. You can hear audio samples now on the LRB web site. As a long-time fan, it's hard to believe that this band has been going for nearly

Everybody in the bluegrass world knows what a monster fiddler Michael Cleveland is, but it seems that he impressed some gypsy jazz folks this past weekend as well. Michael and Flamekeeper were in Butte, MT performing at the National Folk Festival

NPR.org has posted the audio from the recent Mountain Stage performance by Dierks Bentley, along with The Travelin' McCourys. They visited the show during the promotional tour they did in support of Up On The Ridge, Bentley's latest CD on Capitol.

Sawmill Road, the mega-talented west coast bluegrass outfit has hit the end of the road. Made up of five seasoned pros, the group released a pair of excellent recordings (Sawmill Road and Fire On The Kettle) while they were active. The