Author: John Lawless

Nominations have been announced today for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, and with them the coveted award for Best Bluegrass Album. Winners for most of these awards will be announced in a prime time television broadcast on Monday, January 31,

Concurrent with the release of a new Gospel album from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, I Can Go To Them, Pinecastle Records has also released a second single, Lessons Of The Book. Jordan has earned the moniker, Lady of Tradition, for

Christmastime 2021 is really hitting its stride this week. TV networks other than Hallmark are showing Christmas movies, and the stores are putting up their Christmas displays. Here at Bluegrass Today, we will be sharing a bunch of new Christmas songs

D'Addario has announced a new compact headstock tuner, loaded with features. Their Nexxus 360 is also their first ever rechargeable tuner, making concerns about keeping batteries handy obsolete. The Nexxus 360 also offers a lighted full color display on a circular

Ben and Cassie Wright (11/13/21) - Chelsea Paige Photography Ben Wright of Henhouse Prowlers and Cassie Brooks of Fox Crossing Stringband were married on November 13 in Beaufort, SC. The couple met at the Naperville Bluegrass Festival in 2014. Ben was attending

Copper Mountain Records has released a new single today from Crandall Creek, It's You, along with an accompanying music video. The song features the group's young singer, Abby Latocha, on a new song written by David Stewart and Jerry Lassiter. In his weekly

The Del McCoury Band has released a second single from their upcoming Almost Proud album, expected to release in February of 2022. It's a song that honors one of Del's favorite artists, Jerry Lee Lewis, on a new number arranged to

Mountain Home Music's new single for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers includes two familiar Christmas favorites, performed in an understated acoustic/bluegrass style. The two songs are Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, and In The Bleak Midwinter, one each from the

Stillhouse Junkies photo © Renee Cornue Studio Whenever a Bluegrass Ramble showcase artist sets the World of Bluegrass convention on its ear, you can generally expect to see them rewarded with a label deal as a result. Sometimes it happens during

Mountain Fever Records has released a music video for Jr Williams, produced for his current single, Railroad Town Without A Train. It's a mid-tempo ballad, of the sort we used to get with regularity from Ronnie Bowman, written by Thomm Jutz