Author: John Lawless

Gonna Catch A Train is the debut single from The Spinney Brothers' upcoming album on Mountain Fever, Tried & True, due in mid-October. It's a song written by the late Ed Hamilton, who won the 1998 IBMA Song of the Year Award for

Since 1967, bluegrass fans have longed to visit Rocky Top, TN. And now they can. On June 26, the town of Lake City in East Tennessee officially changed their name to Rocky Top. They celebrated their first July 4 with the new

Rounder Records has announced the signing of The Gibson Brothers to their label. A new album is currently in progress, which is expected to hit in January of 2015. The past few years have been big ones for the brothers, who

We received a note over the weekend from Don Wayne Reno, son of banjo legend Don Reno, and a fine five string stylist in his own right. He wanted to share a few words in response to our piece last

German grassers Covered Grass have a new music video, a smooth contemporary bluegrass version of The Doobie Brothers hit, Listen To The Music. Corina Aurin and the boys do a fine job with this familiar song. It's part of their 2014

Chris Stifel, guitarist with Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie, has left the band to pursue other options. His spot has been filled by Maryland musician Tom Adams. "I’d love to offer up a colorful story, but the reality is I’m just

From the comments we get, it's clear that many of our readers are fans of country music as well as bluegrass. So for those of you who follow the Nashville scene, here's a fun story. On superstar Mirada Lambert's new album,

Folks who work in the business side of bluegrass music often wear a lot of different hats. They may play with a band, offer booking services, host a radio program, help promote concerts and festivals... in any combination of these

Steady readers of Bluegrass Today know that we have a special interest in young bluegrass artists and performers. It's exciting to see the zeal and excitement in a young musician's eye, and encouraging to know that our beloved bluegrass music will be

Moonstruck Management, the booking and management firm who handles stellar bluegrass acts like Dr. Ralph Stanley, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, The Roys, Adkins & Loudermilk, has made a move into the world of old time music by