Author: John Lawless

We've had our eye on Cup O'Joe since they were teenagers making practice videos in the living room of their family home. Flash forward about eight years and this sibling trio from Northern Ireland is now an international touring act,

Today's the day that Mountain Home Music releases Straighten The Curves, their latest from The Grascals. And to celebrate, they have shared one of the tracks for everyone to enjoy here at Bluegrass Today. It's one from Larry Cordle and Chris

The Steep Canyon Rangers have used their increased visibility and mainstream cred in the music industry to release a new Gospel single as a collaboration with R&B superstars, Boyz II Men. It's not as unlikely a pairing as you might initially

Great news for flatpickers! Following on the two very successful years of the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, hosted by Béla Fleck, The Brevard Music Center in western North Carolina has announced a companion effort for acoustic guitarists. The inaugural Blue Ridge

Mountain Fever Records, located in southwest Virginia's scenic Blue Ridge mountains, has announced the signing of Kentucky's popular NewTown to the label. The Lexington-based group is built around the husband-and-wife team of Kati Penn Williams and Jr. Williams, the two primary

Regular readers will recall a pair of stories from last year about a fiddle that had once belonged to traditional country music pioneer, Roy Acuff, being donated to a Goodwill store in Kansas City, MO. Its owner at the time

It's a busy life for the touring bluegrass musician... I picked that up speaking with Darin Aldridge yesterday, as he was preparing to fly out for a number of shows playing mandolin with the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band this week, before

Last weekend saw the 3rd annual Mansfield Jamfest in Mansfield, Ohio. Festival promoters Chris and Missy Smith took over the festival from Missy's dad in 2017, and the event has seen record growth in the last 3 years. The crowd

Don Schlitz has been an important figure in Nashville since the late 1970s when his song, The Gambler, was a gigantic hit for Kenny Rogers. He has continued to write market-changing songs for country artists, like Forever and Ever, Amen and

Lori Lambert Promotions in Wapakoneta, OH has announced the signing of Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle to the agency. Lambert will provide publicity and social media services, plus booking representation, for Steve and his group, who perform all across the