Author: John Lawless

Producer Stephen Mougin is working in the studio with The Rigney Family Bluegrass Band for their next album this week. Being a harsh taskmaster, he has also prevailed upon the band members to record some of their impressions during the

Just ahead of next week's release of their next album, Gypsy Runaway Train, The Roys have announced that Daniel Patrick will be touring with the band on banjo. Only 18 years old, Daniel already has more than a decade's experience playing with

Doyle Lawson has launched a new fan site, designed to offer his most devoted followers the opportunity to more closely follow him, and his trusty band. And to entice folks to shell out the $60 membership fee, he and Quicksilver have

Gruhn Guitars in Nashville has announced June 15 as the opening of their new shop on 8th Avenue South. It's a milestone move for the iconic vintage and contemporary instrument dealer after 43 years as a highly-visible destination on Broadway. But

Martin has introduced a signature model guitar for Seth Avett, one half of the wildly popular rock/bluegrass aggregation, The Avett Brothers. It's based on the D-35, with some special appointments. The traditional 35 style 3-piece back is Indian rosewood, with

The super-picker side project featuring Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert and Jordan Tice is set to embark on an east coast swing starting next week. Haas performs on fiddle with Crooked Still when they tour, as does Kowert on bass with Punch

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's weather report.  

Anyone who's played even a little bit of banjo has heard repeated requests for Dueling Banjos - even when playing by themselves. The tune was initially recorded as Fuedin' Banjos, a duet between a tenor and 5 string banjo, by author Arthur

Despite living much of his life in Tennessee, Bill Monroe will always be inextricably linked with Kentucky, the state of his birth, whose nickname serves as the designation for the music he created. He is being remembered anew in the June

Former Blue Grass Boy, Roger Smith of Milton, Indiana passed away Wednesday, May 22 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. He was 86 years old. Born in Amelia, VA July 11, 1926, Roger grew up in North Carolina and started learning guitar, and later