Author: John Lawless

They came from Japan...  Hordes of miniature Lester and Earls! What a movie poster that would make. Japanese retailer Kurama Instruments specializes in bluegrass instruments and accessories, and on their web site - along with the banjos and mandolins, capos and tuners

When we posted last week about the birth of Aaron McDaris' daughter, Katie, we said we would post a photo when we could get one. And here she is. Aaron is the new banjo player with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage,

Tonight's (12/16) regular Tuesday Mashville Brigade show at Nashville's Station Inn will also serve as their annual Christmas Party. In addition to the regular Brigade, special guests The Doyle & Debbie Show will appear. They have generated quite a buzz in

The 2008 Christmas special from Knee Deep In Bluegrass, hosted by Cindy and Terry Baucom, is now available to radio stations worldwide. Each year, this 2 hour special is offered to any station free of charge, not only to the

Just a few short weeks after leaving Rhonda Vincent, banjo man Kenny Ingram has cast his lot with Larry Stephenson. In addition to Kenny's 7 years with Rhonda, he has toured with bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Jimmy Martin over

The new, self-titled CD from Audie Blaylock and Redline won't ship until 1/27/09, but with two singles from the project getting airplay currently from bluegrass radio, it is already generating some buzz from fans of traditional bluegrass music. Audie made his

As is always the case, the close of each year heralds a slew of "Best Of" lists of every imaginable description. They are a staple in all sorts of news and entertainment media (see our Favorite Bluegrass Recording of 2008

When WAMU's Ray Davis notched his 60th year in radio broadcasting, Richard Thompson put together a nice career retrospective for us here on Bluegrass Today. This past week, Ray was celebrated with a profile in Radio World, an influential trade journal

This was a happy week for banjo pickers! We posted on Tuesday that Aaron McDaris and his wife celebrated the birth of their daughter, Katie Leann, on Monday. It turns out that Monday was also a special day for Graham Sharp and

Wayne Yates, brother to former Country Gentleman Bill Yates, passed away last night (12/11) at the age of 75. He is picture on the left in this album cover from a project he and Bill made together. Wayne worked with a