Author: John Lawless

We've had a lot on Bluegrass Today of late about the new CMH Records bluegrass Van Halen tribute release, Strummin' With The Devil - almost on a daily basis this past week or so. We hope that our readers with

The latest issue of Silver Strings is now available from Angie'sBanjo.com. This is a free, monthly online publication dedicated to providing both encouragement and instructional tips for folks learning to play the banjo beyond "a certain age." The June edition includes

We heard recently from Keith Burgess, member of the popular Canadian bluegrass band, Jerusalem Ridge, about the recent announcements concerning their scheduled performances later this year with number of Canadian symphonies. The concerts will be billed as Fire on

Brance posted yesterday with the show dates for David Lee Roth's television appearances to promote the new CMH release, Strummin' With The Devil, their Van Halen bluegrass tribute CD which is officially released today. We found a few more bits

CMH Records will release a new CD tomorrow (6/6), sure to be of interest to singing-in-the-shower lovers of bluegrass Gospel music everywhere. Entitled Bluegrass Gospel Karaoke, the new release is just that, offering both instrumental and vocal treatments of eight

Nothin' Fancy has launched a message board on their web site for fans and friends to discuss the band, their new CD, or anything else that may strike their fancy. The board is still new, and message traffic is still

We found a number of articles on various news sites which we think will be of interest to our readers. Here they are, in no particular order: CMT.com has an interview with Rhonda Vincent featured on their site, in which she

Chris Thile, the virtuosic mandolinist and driving force behind the acoustic pop sensation, Nickel Creek, will be out with a bluegrass band this summer in support of his upcoming solo release. The music may not fit everyone's description of the

Yesterday, we posted about the efforts of Amos Hopkins and Katy Graves to raise money to provide instruments and bluegrass instruction for children in the Appalachian region with their hike-a-thon of The Appalachian Trail. We mentioned in that post that

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver will be the featured musical guests for this weekend's edition of Prairie Home Companion. This long-running radio program is heard on nearly 600 stations throughout the US, and via Armed Forces Radio wherever US military personnel