Author: John Lawless

Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have been in the studio finishing up a project for Rebel Records, expected by mid 2013. The record will include the two tracks Chris released as a digital 45 in September, If That Was Love,

Noted singer and songwriter Claire Lynch and banjo pioneer Tony Trischka have been awarded 2012 USA Fellowships. These are given annually by United States Artists to recognize American artists of every kind who have demonstrated exceptional ability, and are uniquely influential

The Toy Hearts, Britain's fast-rising bluegrass and swing ensemble, has announced plans to spend six months in the United States in 2013. From May through October next year, the picking and singing Johnson family will relocate to Austin, Texas to ply

Patuxent Music has put together a short video with studio footage and interview clips with Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass as they were recording their latest album. The video is set to the title track, The Road Into Town, a

Thanksgiving was an extra special this year for Rick Hayes, he of Hayes Instruments, Hayes Productions Studio and the band Nightflyer. Rick and his wife Lyn had welcomed twin grand babies the week before we all paused for the Thanksgiving

Saturday, December 1, marks the debut of Flatiron, a new musical piece by Marc Mellits. It is a modern classical work written for traditional string band instrumentation, and will be performed by Jake Schepps & the Expedition Quintent on December 1 at

I've long understood that a military career shows you how to get things done, but former Navy bandsman Wayne Taylor may be working on a new bluegrass record. Over the past 6-8 weeks, he has conceived an album project, written

Bobby Osborne will be the subject of a 2-part interview on BlueHighways TV. It will appear on the Behind The Dream program, hosted by Mike Scott, with part 1 airing tonight (11/29) at 8:30 p.m. (EST) on cable networks that

Here's a bluegrass riddle for you: how do you change three pickers in your lineup, with only one new member? Blue Moon Rising has pulled off this amazing switcheroo with an announcement this morning. OK... I may have overdramatized things just a bit.

Fretlight, makers of the innovative light-up fretboard system, have introduced an acoustic guitar model, utilizing their Fretlight Studio software. The FG-507 is built like a standard cutaway guitar, but with a fretboard made from an advanced polymer material, with embedded LEDs where