Author: John Lawless

Clawhammer banjo innovator Mark Johnson has been announced as the 2012 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, the 3rd annual honoree. While a number of 3-finger banjo pickers have used a roll technique to play old

Chris Pandolfi, that crafty Stringdusters banjo man, has created another video that captures the band on stage from a perspective rarely available to fans. To get this effect, he used a bevy of pint-sized cameras provided to him by GoPro. Chris attached

The Roys have been announced as the latest artists to sign with Moonstruck Management, a boutique agency in Nashville specializing in service to bluegrass acts. Other bands working with Moonstruck include Lonesome River Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, Bobby Osborne, Don

Mountain Fever has released a debut single from Calm Before The Storm, their first album with south Alabama's Delta Reign. The track they've chosen is the old favorite, Columbus Stockade Blues, but not the way you're used to hearing it. They

The Bankesters have shot a music video for Don't Try To Be Anyone Else, from their latest CD, Looking Forward, which was independently released this summer. In a major break with recording convention, the family brought Stephen Mougin and his gear into the Bankester family home

Bluegrass Today will have a team at this weekend's Pickin' In The Panhandle festival in West Virginia. We will have reports from the festival, with photos and video updates, starting Friday afternoon. The fest offers two stages of music (three on Saturday),

Steep Canyon Rangers have posted a live video performance of Natural Disaster, a song from their new Nobody Knows You CD, recorded at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. If you've not heard the song, you might be expecting a lamentation about the ravages

Unless you're among the folks lucky enough to catch The Church Sisters live, you could be excused for not being aware of these talented teens. Sarah and Savannah Church are 16 year old twins, living in Danville, VA, and they

Friends of western North Carolina picker David Wiseman have set up a donations page at GiveForward.com to raise money for his medical treatment. David has a rare vascular disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis, which restricts the flow of blood due to inflammation in the

Award-winning banjoist Alison Brown is making last-minute preparations for her upcoming tour of Japan, starting later this week. In tow will be husband Garry West on bass, Larry Atamanuik on drums, and John R Burr on keyboard. Also traveling with Alison and Garry