Author: John Lawless

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that Tom Adams will be their newest member, playing guitar and singing lead vocals. Tom and Michael have a long musical association going back to Adams' time as a crackerjack, award-winning banjo player. The two

C.F. Martin introduced their latest custom, artist signature guitar this past weekend at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. It's the D-28 Dan Tyminski Custom Edition, made to resemble his classic 1946 herringbone, the one he has used on the road

While at the White House yesterday for their command performance, Ron Block went into tourist mode briefly to snap a few photos for Bluegrass Today. Ron said that their mobility was somewhat restricted, as might be expected, and they were only

The Gibson Brothers are this week's focus on Track-By-Track, airing three times on Bluegrass Junction, the all-bluegrass channel on Sirius-XM. They will be on to highlight their latest CD, Ring the Bell, on Compass Records. All 12 songs from the project

We had a number of posts last month about a serious auto accident on June 22 involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph's grandson Nathan Stanley, who plays mandolin and sings with the band, fiddler Dewey Brown, and

Jim Van Cleve tells us that he and his wife Desneige have welcomed their son, Graham David Van Cleve, into the world. He was born at 6:23 p.m. (EDT) today (7/21). He came in at 8 lbs. 13 1/2 oz., stretching

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Kathy Mattea and Hot Rize will be the co-hosts of the 2009 IBMA Awards Show. There have been a few years where hosting duties were split between a number of co-hosts, but this

Toy Hearts, one of Britain's top bluegrass acts, has a new video on YouTube. It's the title track of their current CD, When I Cut Loose, recorded earlier this month at the Ely Folk Festival in Ely Cambridgeshire, UK. The group is

We've all seen coverage of the 4oth anniversary of the NASA moon landing this past few days. Those of us old enough to remember have even had the chance to play the "where were you when..." game. The Times Dispatch of

Alison Krauss & Union Station will be in Washington, DC today (7/21) to help the Obamas celebrate American country music, and demonstrate the music to middle and high school students. There will be a workshop from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at The White