Author: John Lawless

The readers of Bluegrass Today have chosen a winner in our IIIrd Tyme Out Father's Day photo contest. Congratulations go out to Scott Patrick, whose photo with his daughter Grace took the most votes from our readers. And by a wide

After reporting yesterday about Dale Perry joining up to play bass with Grasstowne, I contacted Pine Mountain Railroad to see who had stepped into the banjo spot that Dale had vacated. We heard right back from bass player Bill McBee, with

About a month ago, banjoist Jayme Stone put together a special concert tribute to John Hartford, held at the Little Schoolhouse in the Pines in Salina, CO. Hartford, of course, was both a celebrated songwriter and a genre-shattering live performer who

We have learned that Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown, both members of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, were involved in a serious automobile accident early this morning (6/22). We are still collecting information, and will update as we can

Fooled you... The headline intrigued us when we saw it online, but it wasn't the International Bluegrass Music Association but the Indian Biscuit Manufacturers Association that was taking a stand against excise and VAT taxes. Besides, our IBMA is too busy making

Here's a video for those who still think European pickers can't play hard-hitting traditional bluegrass music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwmwxDwGZ7wThat's Lilly Of The West performing at The Slovak Cultural Centre in Budapest, Hungary last week. The band is fronted by Bulgarian singer Lilly Drumeva

Just in time for the summer festival season, Gibson has unveiled two new mandolins priced to catch the eye of the budget-conscious picker. They have a style A and a style F model in this new Jam Master series, both

Grasstowne had no sooner arrived home from their Yukon adventures than they announced the hiring of heralded multi-instrumentalist Dale Perry on bass and bass vocals. Dale has had quite a career in bluegrass, working with some of the most prestigious acts

Here are the five finalists in the IIIrd Tyme Out Father's Day photo contest. They were chosen by the band and the folks with Rural Rhythm Records out of many more that were submitted over the past few weeks. The theme

And here is part 4 of the Ask Doyle webisode series... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqxFV6V6GQo