Author: John Lawless

We just heard from Jason Leek, bass player with the Beachley & Scott Band, with an announcement about a major change in their group. "The Beachley and Scott Band could not have had a more successful debut year! We’ve been very

Tonight's (7/19) edition of the Late Show with David Letterman will include a joint performance by The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The two groups are doing some limited touring to promote their new project, American Legacies,

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be on WAMU's Bluegrass Country Tuesday morning (7/19) at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) with Katy Daley. Michael will take this opportunity to introduce his newest band mates, and the guys will pick a few live in

Darrell Webb is continuing his ongoing relationship with the ETSU bluegrass program with his latest hire. He has announced today that Jared Hensley is coming aboard as guitarist/vocalist, filling the shoes of Asa Gravley who is taking some time away from

In a piece broadcast today (7/18) on the BBC 4 Americana podcast, banjo player and collector Jim Mills offers British listeners some insight into the history and development of our beloved 5 string banjo. Jim takes the producers into his sanctum

Rounder Records will release Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration - A Classic Bluegrass Tribute on August 23, a two-disc commemoration of the Father of Bluegrass during his centennial year. The album will include 28 tracks from prominent Rounder artists like The Grascals,

The Gold family has sent along a few photos from the Gold Heart Media Tour this past weekend. They visited a number of television and radio shows Thursday and Friday, and taped a live segment on Saturday for the popular Song

Here's video of Sleepy Man Banjo Boys performing Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Backstep on the Huckabee show earlier this evening. Little Jonny Mizzone is really tearing it up on banjo, with help from brothers Robbie on fiddle and Tommy on guitar.

Dennis Jones, host of Goin' Across The Mountain on WNCW, will be featuring music today (7/16) from the upcoming Pinecastle CD, The Blu-Disc from fellow North Carolinians, Nu-Blu. The album, due August 9, is based on the picking and singing of

AcuTab has released a new fiddle DVD from Ron Stewart, in which Ron takes a careful look at seven of the influential bowmen who helped shaped what we know today as bluegrass fiddle. The Fiddlers of Flatt & Scruggs runs just