Author: John Lawless

We've posted several times about Joy Kills Sorrow, the inventive Boston string band that features the lovely voice of Emma Beaton. Their songs and their sound are fresh, original and quite compelling. Wes Corbett is on banjo, Jacob Joliff on

Mel Bay Publications has launched a video artist interview series on YouTube, and several of the first videos posted feature prominent bluegrass artists. The interviews are conducted by Nashville media personality Erica Cantrell, and include brief bios, playing tips and

Nu-Blu is yet another talented young bluegrass band, based around the singing of Carolyn and Daniel Routh from North Carolina. The couple have been performing together since 2003 and were married after the release of their first CD, The Grass

We have learned that Steve Dilling, banjo picker with IIIrd Tyme Out, was taken to hospital yesterday (4/5) for emergency gall bladder surgery. Early reports are that he fared well and is doing fine. It is possible that Steve will be

Alan Bibey contacted us last night with some big news from Grasstowne. "Steve Gulley and I excited to be able to announce two of the new members of Grasstowne. On the banjo/vocals is Justin Jenkins, formerly of Blue Moon Rising. Everyone

Mel Bay has released Championship Contest Fiddling, a book/CD set with transcriptions from 44 fiddle tunes as they were played by winning fiddlers at the National Old Time Fiddlers’ Contest in Weiser, ID. 13 champions are profiled, not only with transcriptions

Larry Cordle is also among the many bluegrass artists in the studio this Spring. This won't be a band project, but more of a songwriter's album with a dozen new songs which Larry has written or co-written. There is no title

The Steeldrivers have added Gary Nichols as their new guitarist and vocalist, filling the spot vacated by founding member Chris Stapleton. The following statement was issued by the band on Friday afternoon. The SteelDrivers are very happy to announce that multi-talented

The John Cowan Band will be performing live today (4/2) on Blue Plate Special, which airs on WDVX from Knoxville. The show airs at noon (EDT) and you can catch it over the air in and around Knoxville at a02.9

The Steeldrivers have made quite a noise in the bluegrass world this past two years with a unique sound drawing heavily on the blues - and Chris Stapleton's distinctive songs and dark, musty vocal style. Their self-titled debut Rounder CD