Author: John Lawless

NPR has posted the entire 24 minute video of Chris Thile and Michael Daves performing live at a Tiny Desk Concert at the headquarters of NPR Music in Washington, DC. These initially impromptu concerts have grown into a regular NPR feature,

Bluegrass Today will have a correspondent/photographer at the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival this weekend in Colorado. The four day event is held in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, and will feature performances from Tim O'Brien, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper,

Last Thursday evening (6/9) I took advantage of being in Nashville and stopped in for the Gene Watson and Rhonda Vincent CD release show for Your Money and My Good Looks. The album is a set of "real" country music

In a move that is likely to surprise no one, Steep Canyon Rangers have signed with Rounder Records. This follows their recent involvement with Steve Martin, both performing with him on the road and recording his most recent project, Rare

Once again, Jan de Mooy has sent along a terrific gallery of photos from the European World of Bluegrass, which took place in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands last week. Like its counterpart in the US, the International Bluegrass Music Association, EWOB

Dana & Lauren, formerly The Shankman twins, have released a debut video from their new, self-titled CD. It's an odd musical pairing, featuring Dana on banjo and Lauren on fiddle offering up a grassy remake of Tupac Shakur's 1995 hit, California

Mountain Heart front man and lead vocalist Josh Shilling is spending the early summer putting the finishing touches on a debut solo project. He told us yesterday that he had been wanting to work on this for some time, but hadn't

Clay Hess, guitarist and vocalist with Sierra Hull & Highway 111, is the latest bluegrass artist to take to Kickstarter for crowdsourcing of his new project, Rain. In this case, Clay is looking for his fans and friends to help raise

Virginia singer/songwriter Kathryn Caine is giving away two free tracks from her upcoming CD, When I Was His Wife, due for release on June 30. The album was recorded with Andy Thacker on mandolin and guitar, Tom Hogge on banjo, Jay

Tom Adler, former executive director of the International Bluegrass Music Museum, and a noted bluegrass folklorist and radio host, has released a book timed to honor this year's celebration of Bill Monroe's centennial. Bean Blossom - The Brown County Jamboree and