Author: John Lawless

Good news for fans of soulful bluegrass singing. David Parmley has decided that he's been away from the music too long, and is reforming his band with an eye towards touring full time in 2016. He's planning to get back in

Frank Solivan was back in the studio last week, but not for a new album with his hot band, Dirty Kitchen. He was in Nashville recording with family and friends for a new solo project on Compass Records. He carried some

The four singing Walker sisters from Alaska have made their bones in the music world through lavishly-produced videos of them performing country and pop hits in their own modern bluegrass style. Working as Redhead Express, the band is now based in

Union House Records has begun operation, being the latest such venture created to focus on bluegrass music. It's structured as a sort of artist and writer's collective, owned and managed jointly by Mike Bentley, Jeff Brown, Shannon Slaughter, and Dale Felts. The

Many of us know that the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association is largely made up of bluegrass musicians, but how often do we get a chance to see them play? Well anyone who's in Nashville on May 11

The bluegrass and country music world has lost a true titan. Tut Taylor, known far and wide as the "flatpicking dobro man," has died. He was 91 years old. Family friends tell us that Tut was hospitalized last week, and the

This looks like a big week for bluegrass babies! Kenny and Amanda Smith are also celebrating a birth, that of their first child, Annabelle Blake. Guitar players will grasp the significance of her middle name right away. She was born last night (4/8) at

Ben Kaufmann, bassist and vocalist with Yonder Mountain String Band, has been hospitalized in Boulder, CO experiencing severe kidney pain. Doctors have diagnosed a dissection of his renal artery, and a procedure is scheduled for today to reinflate the artery and install

As we mentioned on Monday, today is the day when Sam Bush fans worldwide get their first peek at Revival: The Sam Bush Story, the upcoming documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and artistic impact of the Bush man. Filmmakers Kris

Congratulations to Todd Grebe and Angela Oudean Grebe on the birth of their first child. Lyla Louise Grebe was born in Anchorage, AK on Saturday, April 4, at 12:10 a.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 ozs, and stretched out