Author: John Lawless

Tom Thomas, who operates the web site for The Flatt & Scruggs Preservation Society, has posted a discography of the band's many recordings, but singles and LPs - plus the more recent compilations. It was sent to the society by a

Del McCoury shares his remembrance of the genesis of the first bluegrass festival in 1967 while discussing how that experience led to his desire to host his own festival in this promotional video for DelFest, held over Memorial Day weekend

The Darrell Web Band will perform tomorrow (5/14) on Blue Plate Special, airing from Knoxville on WDVX. The show goes on at noon (EDT) as it does each weekday, featuring live performances on the radio. The band is Asa Gravley on

Continuing on the Nashville flood relief theme... The Bluegrass Trust Fund, managed by the International Bluegrass Music Association, is available for direct assistance to people who work in the bluegrass industry and have been affected by the recent flooding. This trust

If you follow the entertainment media, you may have noticed that benefit shows and fund-raising events to assist with the cleanup and rebuilding in middle Tennessee are popping up all over the country. And of course, bluegrass folks are in

The second episode in The Farewell Drifters' song-by-song video countdown is out, offering a new track overview each week from their upcoming CD, Yellow Tag Mondays, due June 8. This week we get a taste of track #5, All We Need,

Country rock pioneer and California bluegrass legend Chris Hillman will be the guest on Thursday morning's (5/13) Katy Daley show on WAMU's Bluegrass Country. Chris is coming on to talk about his upcoming Rounder CD with Herb Pedersen and his

Brance had a great piece up in September last year about banjo player Patrick Costello, and how he regained his hearing after a successful surgical implant. Patrick had suffered hearing loss as a child, and yet taught himself how to

We had posted earlier this year about the first-ever DC Bluegrass Festival, which was held March 27 in McLean, VA. Much of our pre-event focus was on banjo legend Bill Emerson, and him being the recipient of the first Washington Monument

Bluegrass heavyweights and former Lonesome River Bandmates Dan Tyminski and Ronnie Bowman will be touring together this spring and summer. The two have long been known for how well their voices blend and complement each others, and have not performed