Author: John Lawless

One of the most cherished and beloved members of the bluegrass community is gone. Roland White, multi-instrumentalist and singer, has died today after having suffered a severe heart attack a week ago. He was 83 years of age. Growing up in

Bell Buckle Records has released a new album for Echo Valley, Wildest Dreams, along with a music video for the second single, Singin' The Blues. Echo Valley is the Anderson family of western Pennsylvania, five sisters and a brother, who are

The IBMA Foundation has announced their 2nd annual Strings for Dreams raffle to benefit the organization's charitable and educational efforts. This year's raffle offers chances to win a 2010 Huber Banjos Truetone VRB-3 model, donated by longtime Foundation supporter Richard Spratt.

Pinecastle Records has a new music video for Kim Robins, which we are pleased to premiere here at Bluegrass Today. It's for the opening track of her 2021 album, Leave The Porch Light On, a moonshining story written by Daniel Salyer

Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of bluegrass mandolinist and vocalist Thomas Cassell to the label.  Cassell has made quite a mark on bluegrass music in a few short years. In 2020 he was chosen as Momentum Instrumentalist of the

We may not have Doyle Lawson to kick around any more, at least not on stage with Quicksilver, but the rich legacy of music they have recorded will be with us until the end of days. Billy Blue Records is releasing

Mark Newton has been a presence in bluegrass music for most of his life, starting out playing with his father's group in Fredericksburg, VA when he was 14 years old. His career took off quickly with stints in prominent touring

The Family Sowell is unique among bluegrass family bands. Like most, the group began when the various Sowell siblings were quite young, with each new one joining the band as soon as they were old enough to do so. But

Like many touring musicians, Jake Howard, mandolinist with The Henhouse Prowlers, developed a presence on Patreon to try and recover some of the lost income when pandemic restrictions put an end to live music in 2020. And he was well

Pinecastle Records has new music as well this week for Nick Chandler & Delivered, another track from their next project together. This one is another gem from bluegrass hitmaker David Stewart called I Don't Want To Be Me Anymore, which looks