Author: John Lawless

The banjo world is eagerly awaiting the next installment from 5 string magnifico Tony Trischka, Great Big World, due February 4 from Rounder. Trischka first emerged on the scene in the early 1970s as part of the eclectic string music scene

When Gary Brewer & the Kentucky Ramblers released their Christmas album, A Rambler Christmas, in 2000, creating music videos wasn't a commonly-employed promotional tool in the bluegrass world. But he and his family are making up for it this year. They

Continuing a Christmas tradition we hope will last many more years, the Bluegrass Today family wishes a happy 94th birthday to the great Curly Seckler. Curly, whose soaring tenor and trademark falsetto break was a definitive part of the classic Flatt

Donna Ulisse has shared this video of one of the songs from her All The Way To Bethlehem CD, which tells the nativity story in a song series. Each track recalls one piece of the story from the perspective of

Mike Munford, reigning IBMA Banjo Player of the Year, is featured on When It's Christmas Time, the new Christmas album from The Depue Brothers Band. It's not a bluegrass project - the brothers are classical string musicians who work in that field

Alaskan reso-wizard Greg Booth has created a tradition of recording and distributing a dobro version of a Christmas classic each year. For 2013, it's Sleigh Ride, written by Leroy Anderson and popularized by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, with Amanda

The musical Mougin family has a lovely version of Silent Night they recorded for Christmas to share as a free download. Stephen, who plays guitar and sings with Sam Bush, tracked it in his studio (Dark Shadow Recording) with his talented

Darrell Webb got an early Christmas present this past weekend - a new mandolin from Chris Shelton with Hook Mandolins. But it's not just a new axe. Chris presented Darrell with the first Darrell Webb signature model Hook mandolin. Webb said that

When Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby performed recently on the Conan show, they taped this web exclusive version of the Christmas classic, Christmas Time's A Comin'. Enjoy.

How 'bout a nice chuckle before Christmas? The Gregory Brothers, who specialize in humorous videos with pop culture references, put together this alt-bluegrass version of Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball in the late Summer. No comment required. Old people may choose not to