Author: John Lawless

Caney Creek has released a new single, the title track from their upcoming CD, The Tale of Willie Tackett. It's a new song about an old story in the venerable 'killin' song' tradition. Written and sung by guitar player Chris Smith, it

Rounder Records has released a music video for Bourbon Hound, the opening track on Della Mae's new EP, The Butcher Shoppe. It's a hard-charging drinking song, done up in a string swing style, with a rowdy feel not unlike the band's

Comedian Tim Lovelace is stepping into the bluegrass world with a new album that combines his love for the music with his squeaky-clean, G-rated comedy. Combine the two, and you end up with Living In A Coffee World - The

It's a new month, very nearly spring in much of the US, and we all have so many things to look forward to in the coming season. Warm weather, baseball, and outdoor bluegrass festivals! Here's another - a new single from

Contemporary Christian superstar Steven Curtis Chapman has a new single from his next album, which should warm the hearts of Bluegrass Today readers. After 20 albums under his name, this extremely popular Christian singer and songwriter - with more awards than

Art videos have not really taken their place in the bluegrass world, though the industry has been deeply involved in video production for some time. We see music videos, live performance videos, photo galleries, EPKs, and lyric videos with some

If they held a bluegrass festival in a snowstorm, would you go? Well there was no shortage of takers last weekend when Bonfire Entertainment held another episode of WinterWonderGrass, this time in Steamboat Springs, CO. They packed into the Steamboat Ski

The IBMA's reigning Banjo Player of the Year, Ned Luberecki, has created a second instructional video for the Truefire platform. Following the December release of Bluegrass Banjo for Beginners, he has just released a new one for more experienced players,

String bands interested in entering the band competition at the 2019 John Hartford Memorial Festival have until tomorrow evening (2/28) to submit an application. The contest offers generous prizes and stage time at the event, held at the Bill Monroe

Bertie Sullivan, a mainstay of the Mississippi bluegrass community, died on February 21, 2019 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. She was 78 years of age, and had been hospitalized since a serious auto accident in January. Sullivan was known