Author: John Lawless

Another bluegrass/old time package tour starts this week, combining three national touring acts with a female focus. Billed as The American Revival Tour - Celebrating The New Stars Of American Roots Music, this road show will include 19 shows in 25

Mountain Heart weren't the only bluegrass stars to be featured at major sporting events yesterday. Rhonda Vincent had also been invited to sing the National Anthem prior to the kickoff of Sunday's NFL contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and

The first video from NewFound Road's latest CD, Same Old Place, is out today, with an exclusive first look here on Bluegrass Today. The video is for the title track, and was shot and edited by Matt Zervos, who recently

A lot of folks enjoyed Casey Driessen's 5-string fiddle hunt video, where he and Luke Bulla traveled to Scottsburg, IN to the shop of John Silakowski. John built Casey's existing fiddle, and the trip was made so that he could

Here's another big milestone in the bluegrass world. Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, is celebrating his 25th anniversary offering his Winter Banjo Camps in Boulder, CO. Wernick has long been known as a pioneer in bluegrass banjo instruction. His beginner book,

Mountain Heart sent along a few photos of pre-race activities at Martinsville Speedway, where the guys will soon be singing the National Anthem before the start of today's (10/25) NASCAR TUMS Fast Relief 500. The race starts at 1:30 p.m. (EDT),

IBMA has released preliminary numbers from this year's World Of Bluegrass and Fan Fest, held in Nashville September 28-October 3. As most people in the industry had expected, the economic downturn seems to have taken a toll on attendance, though perhaps

The next album from Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, Just A Little Closer Home, will be released early in 2010 by Rebel Records. As always, this is a new recording of heartfelt bluegrass Gospel music, featuring the veteran singer and

Casey Driessen is not only a fiery fiddler, a fearless improviser and a very talented musician overall. He is also a skilled photographer, with a great eye for a good shot. Casey was tapped to play fiddle on Béla Fleck's Throw

We just heard from Zack Bevill with The Farewell Drifters, who had a number of tidbits to share with our readers. First off, he mentioned that their next CD is finished, and is being mastered next week. Zack wasn't sure whether