Author: John Lawless

Tommy Webb is a fine bluegrass singer and songwriter from Bill Monroe's native state of Kentucky who has a special Monroe tribute song to honor Big Mon's 100th birthday this year. Webb has gained some notoriety for his clever original songs

Donna Ulisse has released a music video for the song Her Heart Is A Stone Hard Ground, the first from her new album, An Easy Climb. They shot it the same day they recorded the track, right there at Ocean Way

For years, the indefatigable Fred Robbins has been posting and maintaining an online archive of bluegrass memorabilia, in the form of photographs, video and audio files. His particular specialty is the early history of bluegrass festivals, from the late 1960s

The results from this year's IBMA Board elections have been announced, where four, two-year seats were up for a vote. Board members are chosen in staggered, annual elections to maintain some constancy from year to year. The IBMA Board consists of

B.J. and Skip Cherryholmes have announced the members of their new band, which will bill as Cherryholmes Brothers. Skip will be on guitar, and B.J. on mandolin and fiddle. Joining them will be Gena Britt Tew on banjo, Jamie Harper on

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