Author: John Lawless

Uhhh.... yes. It's not an act, folks. All traveling bands have their own special ways for coping with the rigors of life on the road. Rock and metal groups are legendary for their self-destructive behavior, while gunfire and mayhem seems to

The whole bluegrass world is falling in love with Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, the brother trio of hot young pickers from Lebanon Township, New Jersey. We first mentioned them on Bluegrass Today last November, and it turns out that one

A few weeks back, we reported that Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers would be performing on the July 4 celebration at the US Capitol in Washinton, DC. In that report, Graham Sharp of the Rangers mentioned a new song

Here's one we missed when it was released in April, a recording by John Hartford, Tony Rice and Vassar Clements in 1988, with Roy Huskey Jr on bass and Mark Howard on mandolin. Titled simply Hartford, Rice and Clements, the album

WAMU's Bluegrass Country has posted video from Sarah Jarosz's visit to their studios last month, with her talented accompanists in tow. Here they are performing Annabelle Lee from her latest CD, Follow Me Down. It's a new composition by Sarah and

Darrell Webb has released a video of he and the band, recorded live at Darrell's home church, Seymour Heights Christian Church, in Seymour, TN. In it, they perform Merle Haggard's I'm Bringing Home Good News, one of the tracks on their

Uhhh.... yes. It's not an act, folks. All traveling bands have their own special ways for coping with the rigors of life on the road. Rock and metal groups are legendary for their self-destructive behavior, while gunfire and mayhem seems to

Flint Michigan's New County Grass has a new CD, Money Can't Buy Love In the City. Fellas... it won't get you much in the country, either! Silliness aside, this top notch project shows just how strong a four-piece family band can

This weekend's edition of Bluegrass Master Class on WAMU's Bluegrass Country will feature a lengthy interview with The Gibson Brothers. Eric and Leigh sat down with Katy Daley at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival this Spring to talk about their current CD,

We heard this week from Chris Stuart, west coast singer/songwriter extraordinaire, with some news about his musical endeavors. Primarily, it involves a name change that acknowledges his long-time musical partnership with Janet Beazely, who has played banjo and sang alongside Stuart