Author: John Lawless

As promised, last Saturday night (July 2) saw Chris Jones & The Night Drivers make their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Chris said that they felt right at home backstage, meeting up with so many people they

Bell Buckle Records has released a debut single for Pam Setser, taken from her upcoming album with the label called Now. Pam hails from Mountain View, AR, and has been playing and singing since she was just a wee lass. She

The Family Sowell has released a music video for their current single, Building Walls, written by Abigail and Joshua Sowell, who play fiddle and guitar respectively in the family band. Joshua tells us that it's about the remoteness we all experienced

Welcome Tall Poppy String Band, a newly-formed old time trio consisting of banjo player Cameron DeWhitt in Portland, OR; fiddler George Jackson in Nashville; and guitarist Mark Harris in Fort Collins, CO. Fresh off a tour of the Pacific northwest

As the new century started, Breakin' Strings was a popular bluegrass group in the northeastern US. Based in Maine, the band launched in 2004, founded by mandolinist and songwriter Cliff Gelina and guitarist Corey Bonnevie, and toured and recorded aggressively for

Mountain Fever Records has released a second single from their upcoming duo project with Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz. Both are heralded as among the top songwriters in the bluegrass genre, as well as veteran performers. Their new album, Lost

We are excited to get to brag on one of our own, Chris Jones, who will be making his Grand Ole Opry debut with his band, The Night Drivers, tomorrow night, July 2. Since Bluegrass Today launched nearly 12 years ago,

Yesterday the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the 2022 participants for their annual Songwriter Showcase, as part of the Songwriter Track at the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC this September. A total of ten writers are chosen to

The Blue Gate, a theater, hotel, and restaurant in Shipshewana, IN, has announced a series of bluegrass concerts this summer running from September 6-10. They have dubbed the series Buggies & Bluegrass, with a nod toward the major tourist draw

The impact of Tony Rice on bluegrass music has never been in doubt, from his appearance on the seminal The New South album he recorded with J.D. Crowe in 1975, up until health problems forced his retirement a decade ago. But