Author: John Lawless

Toronto's Slocan Ramblers have a new album, Queen City Jubilee, set to drop on Wednesday, and have agreed to let us premiere a track for our readers here at Bluegrass Today. The band consists of Frank Evans on banjo and vocals,

Following the tragic passing earlier this week of celebrated fiddle and resophonic guitar performer and educator Stacy Phillips, his friends in New Haven, CT have scheduled the first of several memorial celebrations in his honor. Phillips suffered a massive heart attack

Another bluegrass baby! Nick Dauphinais, guitarist with the Larry Stephenson Band, and his wife Maegan, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Charlotte Anne Dauphinais came into the world on June 6 at 10:23 a.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs, 10

Rebel Records has released a second single from their new Peter Rowan album, Carter Stanley's Eyes. This time it's the title track, The Light In Carter Stanley's Eyes, which Pete wrote about a visit he took with Bill Monroe to say

Ben Wright, banjo player with Chicago's Henhouse Prowlers, has launched a new monthly podcast called Bluegrass Ambassadors, in support of the band's non-profit agency of the same name. In recent years, the Prowlers have made many trips overseas for the US

When we wrote earlier about this week about Gena Britt taking her leave from Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, we wondered if there might be a little more to the story. And of course, there is. It is true that both Grasstowne

During a recent appearance at Nashville's fabled Station Inn, Nefesh Mountain captured this live performance, released today on video. It's a medley they include on most of their shows, featuring the captivating voice of Doni Zasloff and the evocative banjo of Eric

Rounder Records has released a second music video for David Davis & The Warrior River Boys' new Charlie Poole tribute album, Didn't He Ramble. This time it's Ramblin' Blues, captured in a decidedly retro vintage style. Poole's music is having something of a

Bluegrass lovers in north central Kentucky, or anyone passing through on I-64, have four free bluegrass shows coming your way this month. The folks who run The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass have scheduled concerts with top bluegrass acts for each

UPDATE 6/6: Stacy passed away yesterday evening, shortly after this story was posted. He had been in an induced coma since Sunday when he was brought to the hospital. After doctors informed his family that his brain had been without oxygen