Author: John Lawless

It's the end of a banjo era! Billy Lee Cox has announced his retirement from Remington Ryde. After 15 years touring with them, he's announced that the road warrior shoes are going back in the closet. Fans will surely miss

Mandolin aficionados have had their eye on Jacob Jolliff for quite some time. Even as a youngster growing up in the Pacific northwest, Jacob distinguished himself as a strong player, performing with his father's bluegrass Gospel band. But it was more

Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon has introduced their newest model, a limited edition signature guitar designed in cooperation with Molly Tuttle. Molly began her music career as a bluegrass artist, starting as a young girl performing with her family in northern

The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced an online summer series of courses beginning over this next few months. These are available for both students already enrolled in the program who are

Special Consensus has been getting a lot of attention of late for Chicago Barn Dance, the title track on their just-released album from Compass Records. The song is currently #1 on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart, so it's obviously

Guardian Instrument Protection has a new line of hard-sided gig bags designed to offer guitarists much of the protection of a hard shell case, without the weight and inconvenience. Their 600 series DuraGuard bags employ a rigid liner encased with foam

North Carolina's Nick Chandler & Delivered has announced a personnel change. Banjo man Spencer Hatcher has left the band and moved back to Virginia where he will take a full-time day job. Coming in to the group is Will Eller,

And now for something completely different... The Infamous Stringdusters have never been afraid to take their music in new directions, or to apply their forward-looking grass to different styles. So you may not be shocked to learn that their latest collaboration

Tony de Boer, widely regarded as the Grandfather of Canadian bluegrass, passed away on May 20. He was 81 years of age. According his family, Tony was walking out to his garden that day when he suffered a brain aneurysm, and

Today is a big day for Dark Shadow Recording. Not only is it the release day for New Beginnings, the new single from Stephen Mougin's debut solo project, Ordinary Soul, it's also his birthday. Happy Birthday Mojo! And to celebrate the