Author: John Lawless

As Songs From The Road Band sees their latest album, Pay Your Dues, hit the street today, the band is offering our readers a listen to the title track here at Bluegrass Today. This project may be the most fully-realized recording

The Berklee College of Music in Boston has announced bluegrass fiddler and vocalist Laura Orshaw as the recipient of the 2023 Eisenson Family Prize for American Roots Music. The annual award is decided based on criteria set by renowned fiddler

On the heels of his hugely popular 40th Anniversary Celebration project, featuring collaborations with all sorts of top bluegrass performers, Gary Brewer is going small for his next album, releasing a set of solo pieces, just he and his guitars. House

Bell Buckle Records has released a music video for the current single by Dunlap & Mabe, taken from their upcoming album, Horses & Horsepower. Based in the Washington, DC area, Dunlap & Mabe are Jack Dunlap on guitar and lead vocals,

We've mentioned several times that nothing beats bluegrass people for their kindness, and willingness to help others as they learn to play the music. Most of us who have been involved for some time will have stories to tell about

Nickel Creek has just announced the postponement of their three shows this weekend at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and the cancellation of their MerleFest sets due to Chris Thile suffering from an ongoing illness, and a need to take

Lonesome River Band has a new single this week, the first since the release of their popular Hey Day album for Mountain Home Music last year. This one reaches back 30 years to a song written by Karl Hasten and Steve

Attention Doc Watson fans and flatpick guitar lovers... Two of the premier steel string guitarists of our age have released a live video of their recorded tribute to Doc. Tommy Emmanuel and Billy Strings cut a medley of two instrumentals long

Irish-born bluegrass and Americana vocalist Danny Burns has chosen the definitive Irish ballad, Danny Boy, for the final single from his upcoming Bonfire Music Group album, Promised Land. We've likely all heard dozens of versions of this timeless classic, with lyrics

OK traditional bluegrass lovers... this one is for you. The latest single from Fast Track's Heartache and Trouble album is out, their take on the Boys From Indiana classic, You'll Never Find Another So True. Written by Aubrey Holt, the Boys