Author: John Lawless

Homespun has just released a banjo tab book to accompany Steve Martin's recent CD, The Crow. The 40 page book contains transcriptions for Steve's opening breaks or primary solos on all 15 tunes, plus Tony Trischka's harmony banjo parts for the

We heard last week from Bryan Simpson of Cadillac Sky. He sent along three tracks from the band's current EP release, Weary Angel, for us to share with our readers. The EP is available from the C-Sky web site for only

OK...  it's not what you think. Ricky Skaggs is doing a solo project, but he is still firmly in place as the fearless leader of Kentucky Thunder. In fact, it's a solo project in the truest sense of the word. His next

Starting tomorrow (7/16), Bluegrass Junction goes European. Sirius-XM hosts Chris Jones and Ned Luberecki will be spending the next few days broadcasting from Norway. Both are at the Ris??r Bluegrass Workshop and Festival in Ris??r, Norway, performing at the fest and

I guess it had to happen... Casey Driessen has created a looped, all-fiddle version of Billie Jean as a Michael Jackson tribute.  Watching him stack the loops and then play the melody shows how well Casey has mastered the technology -

Almost Live, the latest CD from flatpicker supreme Bryan Sutton, is out today (7/14) on Sugar Hill Records. It is a set of ten songs and tunes featuring Bryan in the studio with many of the artists with whom he has

Bob Childs is a noted violin maker based in Cambridge, MA. His instruments are played by members of Boston's acclaimed symphony orchestra as well as folk, old time and Irish musicians worldwide. Childs is a fiddler himself, having imbibed the fiddle

Roland White will join Katy Daley this morning (7/14) on WAMU's Bluegrass Country to celebrate the music of his late brother, Clarence White. Tomorrow (July 15) will mark the 36th anniversary of the day when Clarence was killed by a drunk

Mike Witcher, current reso man with Missy Raines & The New Hip, has published a second instructional book for resonator guitar. Resonator Guitar: 20 Bluegrass Jam Favorites contains precisely what the title suggests. Mike has created intermediate level arrangements for 20

What is it with bluegrass mandolin legends taking fan questions and answering them online? Doyle Lawson and Sam Bush are both posting YouTube videos with answers to submitted questions. Here's Sam's latest, where he answers a query about how he approaches