Author: John Lawless

Do you know the name Mark Brinkman? Perhaps you know him by his nickname, Brink. Still not sure? If you're not certain you know Mark, you certainly know his music. His original songs have been recorded by Lonesome River Band, Larry

Terry Poirier contacted us last night with news about his show this evening (May 10) on World Wide Bluegrass. He will be dedicating this edition of Kickin' Canadian Grass to music and discussion following the horrible flooding in Nashville and

Cadillac Sky has released a second video on the making of the their upcoming CD, Letters in the Deep. You'll see our heroes working in the studio, sharing thoughts about the process, and engaged in the ritualistic quest for the

The Farewell Drifters have decided to use video introduce the music from their upcoming CD, Yellow Tag Mondays. They will drop one each week leading up to the album's June 8 release. Here's the first, for River Song. This one has

Jett's Creek saw the release yesterday of their second CD, Guilty. The Cincinnati, OH band was formed by siblings Adam McIntosh and Angie Young, along with their dad, Jon McIntosh. This project has been a long time in coming. A single

With so much sad and depressing news on Bluegrass Today this week, the time seems ripe for something a bit more fun, and the May 2010 issue of Banjo NewsLetter has just the thing. The cover story is an interview with

If you have young children at home - or are exposed to much television advertising - you know about Furry Vengeance, a new theatrical film from Summit Entertainment. The premise is a fairly common Hollywood morality play where venal developers

We have mentioned Rambler's Call a few times of late, the fine album from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, released on Rebel Records in March. Joe is among the finest traditional style banjo players and tenor singers in bluegrass,

2010 has been an eventful year for Grasstowne - and it's only the beginning of May! In February, Steve Gulley and Alan Bibey saw their label disappear when Pinecastle closed down, then founding member Phil Leadbetter left to pursue other interests. Shortly

We heard recently from Gian Luca Naldi, banjo picker with Italian bluegrassers Bononia Grass. The band has been recording in Bologna, working on their second CD release, which they hope to have out sometime this summer. Luca sent along this video