Author: John Lawless

We posted last week about the upcoming solo project from Chris Thile, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, which is really a band project, though solo in the sense of it being recorded and promoted outside of his

We heard recenty from Rainer Zellner, a bluegrass radio host in Germany, seeking CD contributions from American artists. As regular readers may have noticed, Bluegrass Today is a strong and aggressive supporter of the efforts of bluegrass musicians and promoters

Rebel Records has reissued two Ralph Stanley albums as download only releases on Apple's iTunes Music Store. Both were originally released in the mid 1970s, during what is widely viewed as the hey day of Dr. Ralph's post-Carter era,

We heard from Gracie Muldoon at Internet radio station WorldwideBluegrass that they will be cybercasting from the Festival of the Bluegrass in Lexington, KY tomorrow and Saturday, starting at 2:00 p.m. A number of WWB show hosts will be on hand,

We have posted many times about Studio Special, a live music and interview program that runs weekly on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction (Channel 14). Host Kyle Cantrell welcomes a different bluegrass act into the studio to record live performances

We learn from the California Bluegrass Association that Vern Williams, a truly marvelous bluegrass singer and mandolinist, passed away on Tuesday afternoon. We will update with more details as we find them. For folks who are not aware of this very

We've had a lot on Bluegrass Today of late about the new CMH Records bluegrass Van Halen tribute release, Strummin' With The Devil - almost on a daily basis this past week or so. We hope that our readers with

The latest issue of Silver Strings is now available from Angie'sBanjo.com. This is a free, monthly online publication dedicated to providing both encouragement and instructional tips for folks learning to play the banjo beyond "a certain age." The June edition includes

We heard recently from Keith Burgess, member of the popular Canadian bluegrass band, Jerusalem Ridge, about the recent announcements concerning their scheduled performances later this year with number of Canadian symphonies. The concerts will be billed as Fire on

Brance posted yesterday with the show dates for David Lee Roth's television appearances to promote the new CMH release, Strummin' With The Devil, their Van Halen bluegrass tribute CD which is officially released today. We found a few more bits