Author: John Lawless

Mountain Fever Records has released a very advance single from a Christmas-themed album due in the Fall of 2013. It's a track from Volume Five, a new song from Jerry Salley called Getting Ready For A Baby. It's a lovely ballad telling

As a taste of what we'll be offering during our Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway later this month, here is a debut recipe from our co-host in the giveaway, The Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent. Starting December 14 and running through

Video from Punch Brothers' visit to the Conan show last night has been posted online. Watch as the boys power through Movement and Location, Chris Thile's ode to the slider tailing away.   The band has just embarked on a whirlwind tour, which

Spanish quartet Swing 42 has released a new album that mixes the traditions of bluegrass and manouche, the gypsy jazz style originated and popularized by Django Reinhardt in the 1930s. With tongue in cheek, they describe this hybrid sound as Gypsygrass and Blueswing. Déboucher

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