One of the chief rules of stage performance, going back to the vaudeville days, is that you never want to follow an animal or a kid act. We don't get many animal acts in bluegrass, but cute kids have been a
Author: John Lawless
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Someday You Will video from Red Wine
Italy's Red Wine has a new music video for Liz Meyer's Someday You Will, a song from their latest album, Red. It's a low key video, with the band assembled in a a comfortable living room to run through the song.
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Feller & Hill and the Bluegrass Buckaroos in February 2013
Feller & Hill have set February 4, 2013 as the release date for their debut CD, Feller and Hill and the Bluegrass Buckaroos, on Blue Circle Records. This new vocal duo consists of Tom Feller and Chris Hill, with a touring band set
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Jim Gabehart elected Prosecutor
We may not have actually elected a President of Bluegrass this week - though it was great fun pretending - but there is one election on Tuesday that saw a banjo player elevated to county office. Jim Gabehart, co-founder of Jim
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Welcome Mason McKinnon
Another bluegrass baby! Mason Parker McKinnon was born this morning (11/7/12) at 11:57 a.m. to Kevin and Kendra McKinnon. He came in at 6 lbs, 12 oz; everyone is doing well. Kevin is a powerhouse multi-instrumentalist, having worked with both Carrie Hassler and Still-House. He
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Hail to the Chief – of bluegrass!
The people have spoken, and selected Doyle Lawson as the President of Bluegrass. By a strong plurality, Doyle edged out Del McCoury (37%-30%) in our Bluegrass Today poll on the question: Who would you vote for as the President of Bluegrass? No
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April Verch in the studio, and online
Fiddler and vocalist April Verch has been in the studio this past two weeks, working on a new project expected in April of 2013. She and her band (Cody Walters on bass and banjo, and Hayes Griffin on guitar), have been
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Niall Toner song on Nashville Wednesday night
We received word from Niall Toner in County Carlow in Ireland that one of his songs is set to be featured on the ABC television program, Nashville, on Wednesday, November 7. Music is merely a subtext on the show, which is more
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Vote for the President of Bluegrass!
Today's the day... Don't forget to vote in our Bluegrass Today poll to select The President of Bluegrass. We'll keep it open until midnight tonight (PST). At this point, it's neck and neck between Doyle Lawson and Del McCoury, with Doyle starting to
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The Story Of The Day That I Died from Junior Sisk
Rebel has today released a single, The Story Of The Day That I Died, to radio. It's the title track of the upcoming Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice album, due March 12, 2013. This one is a clever number written by The