Author: John Lawless

Banjo wizard Noam Pikelny has posted a video from his ongoing tour in support of his current album, Beat The Devil and Carry a Rail. The video is for his original banjo tune, Manchicken, found on his 2004 CD, In The

A debut music video has been released for Waves, from Stetson & Cia, the Americana duo of Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes. The track is a new stand-alone single, following up their recent, self-titled album. Both are accomplished singers and songwriters, with

Here is one last batch of images Woody Edwards captured at ROMP 2012. Follow this link to see the others.  

We have learned that Tom "Cat" Reeder, veteran broadcaster and member of the Country Music Broadcasters Hall of Fame, died earlier today. Reeder was one of the most celebrated radio personalities in the US, based in the Maryland, Washington, DC area

Here's a photo essay from the second sweltering day at ROMP 2012.

Terry Herd took refuge yesterday afternoon in the Lonesome River Band bus during the afternoon heat at ROMP, and captured this interview with Sammy Shelor. Big Sam talked about the second volume of LRB's Anthology album, due July 2, which features

This week our poll asks about our readers' participation in the music. Specifically, which bluegrass instruments do you play? We're not asking how well you play, or at what level. Just whether. You can choose as many instruments as you play -

Bobby Osborne has signed with Moonstruck Management for exclusive artist management and booking for his shows with Rocky Top X-Press. Moonstruck is a joint venture between Josh Trivett and Peter Keiser, a boutique firm that also represents Doyle Lawson, Don Rigsby, Lonesome

It was Christmas in June last week for a bevy of Rural Rhythm artists in Pineville, KY. They had assembled at Pineville's Bell Theater for the filming of Christmas: The Mountain Way, set to air on BlueHighways TV later this year.

Vince Gill sat down yesterday afternoon with Bluegrass Today's Terry Herd before his set at ROMP. Gill spoke at some length about his love for bluegrass music, and how much he is enjoying getting to tour this summer with a bluegrass