Author: John Lawless

So many of the fine people who make contributions to bluegrass do so outside of their primary profession or occupation. For example, next week at the World of Bluegrass convention will be hundreds of folks who are taking time off

Rebel Records has announced the September 30 release of If You Only Knew...The Best of Larry Rice. This retrospective collection will include 16 cuts from Larry's five albums with the label between 1986 and 2005. Larry died in 2006 following

The Bluegrass Kinsmen are a well-known band in their native southwestern Virginia. Formed in 1971 by brothers Shelby and Ebby Jewel, the Kinsmen are still active under Ebby's leadership since Shelby laid down his guitar and retired in 2012. Bluegrass doesn't

The Bankesters have released their latest music video, for Found, from their current Compass project, Love Has Wheels. It's a song written by bassist Melissa Triplett and her husband, banjo picker Kyle, for This Able Veteran, who train service dogs to

While frantically preparing for IBMA week coming up in Raleigh, we would be remiss in failing to note that this week marked our 3rd anniversary operating as Bluegrass Today. We officially went live on September 23, 2011, just ahead of

West Virginia's Circa Blue has announced the addition of Malia Furtado on fiddle. She will also share in the vocals with the band. Malia has played fiddle since she was a young girl, and worked with her family's band as well

James King, known as The Bluegrass Storyteller for his special skill in delivering ballads, has announced his new affiliation with Echo Mountain Entertainment. Going forward they will be handling all booking and promotional activity regarding King and his touring act, The

Blue Highway will be the featured entertainers at next Thursday's fundraiser in Raleigh for the Foundation For Bluegrass Music. The event will be held at the Tir Na Nog Irish Pub, which is one of the official Bluegrass Ramble venues,

Darin & Brooke Aldridge have made the jump over to representation from Buddy Lee Attractions. The Nashville-based agency has recently expanded its operation, and has attracted a number of bluegrass acts into the fold. Both The Roys and Jeff Brown &

Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have released a first single from Live At The Old Feed Store, their self-produced concert CD recorded during the summer of 2013. Battle Of The Bands is a deadly serious song about a Civil War battle that