Author: John Lawless

We've talked many times about the uniquely bluegrass phenomenon of the family band. Our music is rife with this sort of group, composed of multiple siblings, sometimes with parents as well, who perform together on stage. You need a decent-sized

Randy Scruggs, son of banjo icon Earl Scruggs and former Flatt & Scruggs manager, Louise Scruggs, died yesterday. He was 64 years of age, and had been ill for a brief period of time. Though all three of the Scruggs boys

Jared Hensley, longtime guitarist with The Darrell Webb Band, has announced his departure from the group this week. In a Facebook post yesterday, he shared his intentions going forward, which don't include getting very far away from Darrell the guys, but

Tim White and Troublesome Hollow have a new album coming out next month, their fifth as a group, and their first in 18 years. The guys have reformed after 17 years apart to record Old School, 17 tracks including favorite

Molly Tuttle is the latest bluegrass artist to tie her horse to the Preston Thompson wagon, taking delivery recently of a new Thompson D-BA custom sunburst guitar at her home in Nashville. She posted a video sharing her excitement when it

Nu-Blu has announced the addition of Calder Baker to the band, playing banjo. A recent graduate of the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University, Baker was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI and started his pursuit of bluegrass

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY, has chosen a new name, and a new logo, as they count down to the grand opening of the new International Bluegrass Music Center in October of 2018. The museum will henceforth be

Bluegrass, Americana, and Appalachian string music will be on the menu at the initial Arisaig Americana Music Festival in the Scottish West Highlands this June. It's wonderful to see the embrace of our music back in its ancestral home, where

Lil Smokies at WinterWonderGrass Colorado (2/18) - photo © Alan Sheckter When you grow up in cold weather environments, you get used to being chilly. At least that what you think when you watch this new video of the Lil Smokies

David Parmley has announced Shayne Bartley as the newest member of his touring band, Cardinal Tradition. He will be playing mandolin with the group. Bartley has been involved in bluegrass at the professional level for more than 30 years, starting as