Author: John Lawless

Russ Carson isn't just one of the top bluegrass banjo players in the world today. The youthful five stringer with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder is also a talented photographer, with the innate sense of a natural documentarian. For several years

Blue Highway has announced that they are bringing the Andrea Roberts Agency on to their team to assist management with artist representation. Under this new system Sherri George will handle Fair and Corporate/Specialty bookings, as well as Tour Management and Publicity,

Nothing gets immediate attention in the bluegrass world quite like a new release from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. After nearly 40 albums under his name, and more than 50 years in the business, bluegrass fans know to bend an ear

Poor Mountain Records is continuing their aggressive moves in the bluegrass market with the signing of South Carolina's Backline Bluegrass. The band is based around the singing of guitarist, Katelyn Ingardia. They feature a mix of secular and spiritual bluegrass material

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Rhiannon Giddens will address their 2017 Business Conference as Keynote speaker during their World Of Bluegrass convention. She will speak on the opening day of the September 26-28 conference in Raleigh, NC. Giddens rose

We've told this story so many times it's starting to feel like a cliche... They met while studying in the American Roots program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and decided to start playing together. Last year they were

One of the biggest guitarists in bluegrass - who also generates a giant sound - is Tony Wray, with Blue Mafia. A large man, who pulls a large tone, Tony is known to put the pick to the string with

Rural Rhythm has released their first single for Feller & Hill, who have only recently signed with the Nashville-based label. It's a new song from Tom Feller's family legacy, The Bugler, written by his uncle, Tom Holt, formerly of the Boys

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music will host an academic symposium and a college bluegrass band showcase following the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC. Billed as the Bluegrass Symposium, the second of its kind, it will be held

To celebrate their single, Rural Route, going to #1 this week on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart, The Farm Hands are hosting their first-ever photo contest. Rural Route, written by Farm Hands bassist and vocalist Daryl Mosley, conveys a love