Author: John Lawless

We got a note from Ron Spears, mandolinist and tenor singer with David Parmley & Continental Divide. He tells us that the band is still working on their next CD, to be released on Pinecastle Records, for whom Parmley had recorded

Randy Kohrs sent along a few photos from his appearance on The Grand Ole Opry last weekend. Joining him were the members of The Randy Kohrs Band, Ashley Brown on fiddle and vocals, Mike Sumner on banjo, Elio Giordano on bass,

We first met artist Karen Cannon when she contacted us about advertising on Bluegrass Today several months back. As we spoke, I realized that I had seen a number of her images of bluegrass instruments or themes, including a clever

The Santa Cruz Guitar Company introduced their latest artist signature model at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville last month. It's for Ron Block, celebrated banjo player and guitarist with Alison Krauss & Union Station, and is being produced in conjunction

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will be the musical guests on tonight's (7/22) edition of The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which airs on CBS at 12:30 a.m. (both Eastern and Pacific time). They will perform Toy Heart from Honoring

Online video of the SteelDrivers' performance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien this past Friday (7/18) can now be viewed on the NBC website. To see their segment, click the July 18 show link, and then you'll see a thumbnail image

Mickey Harris, bass player with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, and his wife Crystal celebrated the birth of their first son last week. Jackson Cooper Harris was born on July 14, coming in at 8 lbs, 4 oz. He joins his big

With the annual IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention coming up (9/29-10/2), a number of instructional workshops have been scheduled in Nashville during that same time frame. Students of bluegrass instruments can take advantage of these opportunities during their visit, especially

We heard recently from Daniel Grindstaff, banjo picker with Marty Raybon, with news about Marty's new CD and the band's recent travels. As many of our readers are aware, Raybon got his start as a bluegrass artist in Florida performing with

Cherryholmes will be on WAMU's Bluegrass Country for live music and conversation with Lee Michael Demsey this morning (7/19) at 10:00 a.m. Listeners can hear the interview on bluegrasscountry.org or on HD Radio WAMU 88.5 Channel 2 in the Washington,