Author: John Lawless

Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon fame is set to release his very first solo artist project tomorrow, and has agreed to share another track with our readers at Bluegrass Today, one called The Ride. It's the "sort of" title track for

Paul Harris and Ben Wilson have announced the formation of a new talent agency to book The Cleverlys, with the on brand name of Hog Grass Entertainment. Harris, who runs The Cleverlys, had many years in comedy before bringing the funny

Rebel Records has released a lyric video for Mountain Rosalie, their current single with The Kody Norris Show. Where a lot of contemporary bluegrass acts work to tone down the hard core hillbilly sound of traditional grass, Kody and company take

German banjo and mandolin player Sebastian Schroeder has released another in his series of instructional books through his Fine Folk Tabs company in Lubek. His three manuals for the largely forgotten style of 2-finger banjo have been well received by serious

Curtis Vestal is a veteran bluegrass performer, who has been involved in the music since he was a teen. Perhaps not as well known as his older brother, Scott, Curtis has worked alongside a number of well-known artists, starting when

The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced, and in addition to all the glitzy pop stars, we also have the all-important bluegrass award. The Grammies define criteria for the Best Bluegrass Album category as a project with greater

Irene Kelley has a new single set for release this week, a lovely, homey ballad for everyone who appreciates the ongoing transition from fall to winter. Titled Come Some Winter Morning, it is another co-write Irene completed with Ronnie Bowman and

Turnberry Records has a music video for their latest single from Virginia singer/songwriter and fiddler, Mike Mitchell. The song, Making Hay, is one Mike wrote with Dawn Kenney about winning the affections of another, using the metaphor of rural life down

Justin Hiltner, Nashville banjo picker, singer, and songwriter, is set to release his first full length solo project in December, titled simply 1992 for the year he was born. The debut single drops this Friday, Benson Street, a song of

Sore Fingers Summer Schools, held each year at the Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire, has announced that they will be going forward with a 2023 session of Sore Fingers Week in April of next year. Following the two years of pandemic