Author: John Lawless

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today that they will be bringing in a new production team to stage their Awards Show, scheduled for September 28 in Raleigh, NC. The show is a gala event, hosted this year by

We share the sadness in the rest of the music world as news breaks today that Glen Campbell, celebrated country singer and guitarist, has died at the age of 81. Campbell had been suffering this past few years from Alzheimer's

One question we are asked most frequently is "what happened to those cute Cherryholmes kids who used to tour together with their parents?" Folks who follow bluegrass closely may already know that Molly, the youngest, now plays fiddle and sings with

The promised debut single from the next Rural Rhythm project by Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle has been released today. It's a new song written by Steve and Tim Stafford, Drowned In Sorrow, with a driving uptempo beat. Gulley says that

The Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music program at East Tennessee State University is inviting graduates to join them during the IBMA's Wide Open Bluegrass celebration in Raleigh next month. Bluegrass bands that feature ETSU alumni will be presented in

Murder Murder is a modern bluegrass act from Sudbury, Ontario with a new album, Wicked Lines & Veins, due in September. The name may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the band liked it so much they used it

The National Traditional Country Music Association has announced that David Davis, bluegrass mandolinist from Alabama, will receive the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd National Old Time Music Festival on September 3. David is highly regarded in traditional bluegrass circles

Bluegrass singer and songwriter Shannon Slaughter has released a first single from his next album, Never Standing Still, due sometime in November. It's a new song he wrote with Rusty Hendrix called That Old County Road. Anyone who grew up in

What do you do when it's rained on your new festival its first two years, but you're determined to make a go if it? The folks in Miamisburg, OH decided to give the event a new name, and raise sufficient corporate

Two things leap out of you when you check out the brilliant new project from the Mountain Faith Band, long a favorite here at Bluegrass Today. First you notice that they have officially changed their name to Summer Brooke and