Author: John Lawless

The Bluegrass On The Plains festival has been among the fastest-growing weekend music events in our industry. Launched in 2011, it had reached full capacity at the University Station RV Resort in Auburn, AL by 2014, a year after receiving

Mountain Fever Records didn't waste any time getting something to air from their newest artist, Amanda Cook. Little more than a month from her signing, and they have a new single to radio. It's the first track to release from her

Murphy Henry has been creating instructional video for bluegrass players for so long with her Murphy Method, that she's had to circle back around and re-shoot some of the early lessons to keep up with the expectations of contemporary students. Since

Popular bluegrass singer and songwriter Shannon Slaughter has a new project set for a November release, and a tease video to give fans a taste of some of the material a few months out. The album will be entitled Never Standing

On Saturday July 8, Jessie Baker, banjo player with Dailey & Vincent, was married to Gabrielle Bowers in Indianapolis, where both of them grew up. The two have been dating this past dozen years since they first met at Bean Blossom

Balsam Range was so thankful upon seeing their song, Something 'Bout That Suitcase, hit #1 on our Bluegrass Today Monthly Airplay Chart last week that they decided to create a special video as a show of gratitude. They asked fans to

One of the longstanding traditions of artistic and literary publications is friendly - and at times, not-so-friendly - debates about matters that concern practitioners and connoisseurs of the arts. In the hey day of British literary magazines, it was quite

Mountain Home Music has signed banjo player Gina Clowes to the label, and has announced a September 29 release date for their first project together, True Colors. Gina holds down the banjo spot with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, and

The Mandolin Farms Bluegrass Festival in Flemingsburg, KY will host a reunion performance by NewFound Road, featuring the original band members, on August 3. The group, which formed about this time back in 2001, was largely based around the singing of

Mountain Home Music has announced a September 1 release for Before Breakfast, the next album from The Grascals. And they have slapped together a tease video for fans who can't wait to get a taste of their new music. The album