Author: John Lawless

Fast-rising bluegrass artist Sarah Chapman is back with a third single from her debut album, Winnebago. Previous tracks have made a showing on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart, and there is no reason to expect that this one won't

We have a lot of great new music to share today, starting with the premiere of a track from Fiddler's Pastime, the debut solo project from Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, dynamic young fiddler with Mile Twelve. This Virginia native hooked up with her current

Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, and his Wernick Method Jam class program are sponsoring a video competition to encourage a return to jamming for those concerned about viral exposure. Their Safe Jam Contest is offering prizes of Dr. Banjo merchandise for

Who are those masked men? Billy Blue Records in Nashville has announced the signing of Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to the label. They met with Billy Blue execs Jerry Salley and Ed Leonard recently to approve the contract, and posed

One of the most interesting and exceptional people I have been able to meet in the bluegrass world is banjo man, Butch Robins. In his 71 years, Butch has been there and done that, working with some of the most

We have learned this morning of the sudden passing Wednesday night of Dan Kelly, fiddler, prominent Nashvillian, and member of the popular act, Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Details are few at this point, but we have this statement issued by the

Pinecastle Records has released another single from their upcoming album by Phil Leadbetter And The All Stars Of Bluegrass, Swing For The Fences. The band is a special side project led by Leadbetter, consisting of Alan Bibey on mandolin, Robert Hale

The iconic Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto, CA may be closed to walk in traffic due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that doesn't mean they have all been at the beach goofing off. Co-founder and head luthier Frank Ford has used

The Gina Furtado Project has released a socially-distanced music video for their latest Mountain Home Music single, The Things I Saw. This track has a much grittier sound and feel than much of the music on Furtado's previous release, set to

This article has been edited since it first appeared, to correct some erroneous information. Kentucky Just Us has announced a new guitarist in the band, the first non-family member to perform with them regularly. The group had always consisted of the members