Author: John Lawless

Longtime Bluegrass Today readers have surely seen our earlier praise for Nefesh Mountain, a married couple from New Jersey who apply Jewish theology and liturgical music to the sounds of bluegrass. Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg perform all over the

The Kruger Brothers have released this lovely Christmas card in video form for all their friends and fans. It's a new song called December, about their life growing up in Switzerland, accompanied by photos of Jens and Uwe when they were

Reecently, the folks at Saga Musical Instruments and an anonymous local donor arranged for a pair of Blueridge guitars to be given to students enrolled in the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University. Students

Fiddler Chris Hill, from Kinston, NC, has been announced as the newest member of The Garret Newton Band. He joined the group earlier this month and did his first show with them at the Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies festival

From east Tennessee comes a new secular Christmas song from Bill and The Belles, an annual tradition for the band, in their quirky, post-vaudeville/pre-bluegrass string band sound. This one was written by Kris Truelsen, a.k,a. Bill, with the assistance of his

One of the surest signs of how bluegrass has worked its way into the cultures of people outside the United States is the composition and performance of music not written in English. There are still bluegrass groups throughout Europe and

From the earliest days of its history, Gospel music has been an integral part of bluegrass. Not only have hymns and spiritual stories been the subject of songs, but the very harmony singing style employed also has its roots in

The Suzuki Method, well-entrenched among western musicians and educators, was developed roughly 50 years ago by Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki. It uses principles to teach music to young children similar to those that are common in most cultures to teach them

The nominees for the 2018  Bluegrass Music Awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America have been announced. They will be presented in February at the 44th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards and 35th National Convention & Band Championship

Bluegrass folks have known Nancy Cardwell as a member of our community for quite some time. Her 20 years with the International Bluegrass Music Association, including three years as their Executive Director, put her in touch with artists and business folks