Author: John Lawless

Bluegrass Gospel group Lakeside from Madisonville, TN has announced an agreement with the Mercy Road label, a subsidiary of Chapel Valley Studios. A new CD is in the works with a release anticipated in early 2011. The band consists of Greg

The first video from the latest Grascals CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, is likely hit in the next few weeks. The song is Last Train To Clarsksville, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, and the first of several hits

The Down Home in Johnson City, TN has been a regular stopping place for touring acoustic and bluegrass artists for the past 30+ years. It's hard to name a group or solo act who hasn't performed a few times there,

We've mentioned a couple of times recently that newgrass pioneer John Cowan was touring on bass with The Doobie Brothers this summer, reprising a role he had originally held with the band in the mid-1990s. That tour is about halfway

Justin Moses will be the new banjo player with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, starting this Friday at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Bettendorf, IA. He is taking over for Jim Mills, who recently announced his intention to

As citizens of West Virginia honor the memory of their recently deceased Senator, Robert C. Byrd, many long-time fans of bluegrass and old time music are recalling the Senator as a musician as well. Byrd played fiddle and sang in

Sam Bush has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville (9/27-10/3). He will speak on the opening night of the week-long event, Monday (September 27), and his speech will examine bluegrass music

The name Ola Belle Reed may not be terribly familiar to younger fans of bluegrass and old time music - unless they are inclined to peruse liner notes and songwriter credits on their favorite recordings. Many of her songs have

What's up with IIIrd Tyme Out? If you don't know, then tune in on Tuesday afternoon (7/6) when bandleader and lead vocalist Russell Moore will be on the air with Joe Mullins. Russell will be on with Joe at 2:15 (EDT)

What a treat for a sunny, summer day when most of our US readers are enjoying a holiday. Our young British friends, The Bluegrass Babies, have a new song to share, another which is sure to delight bluegrass lovers of any