Author: John Lawless

Is there a bluegrass singer alive as roundly beloved and celebrated as Ronnie Bowman? As a writer and a singer, Bowman has been a part of our music since he was a youngster, first stepping up to a professional career with

When Nefesh Mountain starts their spring tour this weekend, they will have some new faces in tow. Their show will still be based around Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff, and their distinctive mix of original and traditional bluegrass music drawing on Jewish spirituality.

Nate Lee, mandolinist with the Becky Buller Band, and Chrisanthi Zotos were married last month in New Mexico. Lee shared this lovely remembrance of their day, which I doubt we could improve upon in any way. "Chrisanthi and I met at a

Last night in Nashville, the Inspirational Country Music Association handed out their 2019 Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House. The Association exists to "broaden and echo the message of Faith, Family and Country in the mainstream marketplace and to

East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, is seeking a Lecturer in Old Time music for the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program in their Department of Appalachian Studies. The program has earned international acclaim for preparing young people

The Family Sowell has created a music video to showcase their new single, Pilgrim's Prayer, one co-written by the band with Mark Rossi. It's the sort-of title track from their current Texas To Tennessee album, a song about the family's

Turnberry Records and Management has announced the signing of two bluegrass acts to their talent roster. Both Nu-Blu, and Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome have signed to work with the southern California-based agency. Run by Keith Barnacastle, Turnberry is a division

Here's some disappointing news about J.D. Crowe, one of the greatest banjo players and band leaders bluegrass music has ever known. The same health issues that led him to retire from performing in 2015 have now forced him to cancel his

Nearly 50 years after their founding, Seldom Scene has a new album for us this summer. Called Changes, this project zeroes in on the music of the 1960s and '70s - the time of their founding by bluegrass legends John

From the time we launched Bluegrass Today in 2011, one of our goals has been to highlight talented young people in bluegrass music. There are a good many of them out there, all over the world, and it is exciting