Author: John Lawless

Anyone who's owned an acoustic, steel-stringed guitar for years - or ever worked in a music store - understands the tedium involved in changing guitar strings. It may not be the worst possible way to spend 15-20 minutes of your

Though the band is no more, Dixie Bee-Liners have released a final project, one they were in the process of recording when the band broke up in 2011. At the time, they thought of the break more as a hiatus,

Once again, we have compiled all of our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Charts to create a chart for the past year. It's great to see new artists, established headliners, and rising stars all represented Here's our 2014 list, showing the ranking

Here's a fun video for your New Year's Eve... Serious country music fans know that superstar Nashville act, Diamond Rio, has strong bluegrass roots. Several original members had performed in bluegrass outfits prior to launching their country career together. Most prominently, mandolinist

When the top traditional bluegrass singers are named, you expect to hear Larry Sparks mentioned, and James King. Perhaps Danny Paisley as well, and Junior Sisk. But a name you don't hear often enough is Johnny Williams, who can throw

As we creep ever closer to "next year," here's a special note for bluegrass event producers and business owners. Don't forget to list any events our readers would enjoy in our Bluegrass Today Events Directory. This service is offered for events of

Iconic banjo player Buck Trent is spending the holidays in the hospital this year, following an aortic valve replacement on December 22. His wife, Jean, tells us that Buck is recovering nicely and was able to sit up the day after

Though it's not actually scheduled for release until next year (which is later this week!), Gary Reid tells us that he has received an initial consignment of his new book, The Music of The Stanley Brothers, from University of Illinois

One of the hottest new acts in the north central US is an unlikely duo, Billy Strings & Don Julin. One's an old timer with a minimalist approach to mandolin, and the other a fiery young flatpicker with a flair

Here's a brand new Christmas song, written by Jim Shirey of the acoustic trio Wisewater. Jim plays guitar with the group, which also features Mark O'Connor's son Forrest on mandolin and vocals, and Kate Lee on fiddle and vocals. The song is